Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Two potential signatures of life on Saturn’s moon Titan have been found by the Cassini spacecraft But scientists are quick to point out that non-biological chemical reactions could also be behind the observations. Microbes on Titan could eke out an existence by breathing in hydrogen gas …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software EEstor received a patent for large scale grid storage. ARPA-E provided one million dollars in funding for Recapping Inc. Pennsylvania University in conjunction with Recapping Inc. in Menlo Park, Calif., will develop a novel energy storage device — a high-energy density capacitor — based on a …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Analysis of technological progress in China and India by Peilei Fan (UN study 2008) Matthew Yglesias at ThinkProgress wrote about China’s economy and indicates that he believes that almost all of China’s gains have come from shifting from low efficiency agriculture to high efficiency industry. Matthew …
Virgin Galactic unveils Spaceshiptwo SpaceShipTwo (SS2) and its mothership, VMS Eve (WhiteKnightTwo) herald a new era in commercial space flight with daily space tourism flights set to commence from Spaceport America in New Mexico after test program and all required US government licensing. SpaceShipTwo uses all the same basic technology, carbon composite construction and design …