SiGNa Chemistry has nanoscale capsules that stabilize extremely dangerous compounds (alkali compounds) normally prone to igniting or exploding. They can also be used to generate hydrogen gas at a superior rate than the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 2015 goals for hydrogen production. The DOE 2015 goal for hydrogen production is a material that can …
Foreign Affairs magazine has essays discussing international mediation, regional collaboration, decentralization, or constitutional negotiations as possible solutions for the Iraq situation Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News Blog. It covers many disruptive technology and …
RNAi can change genetically based behaviors like sex drive. (from technology review) The study used a method that overcomes two key problems of delivering RNAi directly: the difficulty of getting RNA into cells and its transitory effect. The researchers used an altered virus, which can easily infect cells but does not cause a dangerous immune …
Here is good essay on Artificial General Intelligence and the Singularity essay. Thanks to Michael Anissimov of accelerating Future for pointing it out. Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News Blog. It covers many disruptive …
The odds of the crew of the space shuttle dying next month are unfortunately quite high 1 in 100 The odds of a US soldier dying during a one year tour in Iraq is currently about 1 in 200 Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million …
Ohio State University engineers have invented a radar system that is virtually undetectable, because its signal resembles random noise. Like traditional radar, the “noise” radar detects objects by bouncing a radio signal off them and detecting the rebound. The hardware isn’t expensive, either; altogether, the components cost less than $100. The radar can be tuned …
Mastering proteins is a pathway to molecular nanotechnology. This is an advance towards understanding and mastering non-water soluable proteins. PROTEIN FACTORY – Argonne biologists developed a membrane protein production “factory” using photosynthetic Rhodobacter, which can be engineered to express and incorporate the proteins into the cell’s cytoplasmic membrane, shown in white. Membrane proteins are difficult …
Aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy offers users the ability to perform 3-D imaging similar to confocal microscopy, a group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee has reported. The technique can probe sample volumes that are 500 million times smaller than those interrogated using the optical technique, and further improvements in resolution are expected with …
To achieve high resolution depends on the ability to squeeze the zones close together, with a placement accuracy no less than one-third the width of the zones themselves. Accurate placement of 15-nanometer-wide zones allows no more than 5‑nanometer leeway. In fact the Nanowriter is capable of placement accuracy to within 2 nanometers, allowing for even …
Metamaterials are artificially created substances that scientists essentially tune to respond to electromagnetic waves in ways that natural substances do not. The atoms and molecules of the actual materials with what look like micro- or nano-circuits. They look like little loops and wires. The architecture of the material creates new properties that its parent material …
Warren Buffet gave 80% of his wealth to charity. This is largest donation to charity ever Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News Blog. It covers many disruptive technology and trends including Space, Robotics, Artificial …