“Finding a type of mouse stem that so closely resembles the human stem cells will accelerate the delivery of health benefits from stem cell research.” When asked how far away the first applications might be, Prof Pedersen said: “We’re talking five years. Those would be very early studies that involve a human individual. I think …
Phase change memories (perfect RAM) are forecast to capture 5.5 percent of the NOR flash market by 2012. I have covered phase change ovonic memory before. It is 500 times faster than regular Flash memory Trapped charge memories increasing from less than 1 percent now to 30 percent of the NAND flash market in 2012. …
Using the mammalian visual system as a model, we showed that a designed self-assembling peptide nanofiber scaffold created a permissive environment not only for axons to regenerate through the site of an acute injury, but also to knit the brain tissue together, demonstrated by the return of lost vision. Bleeding can be stopped in less …
Abstracts for the Sept 2007 SENS (Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence / Life Extension) conference are online Will stem cell-based tissue replacement work in the old? This presentation will describe steps for deciphering the molecular mechanisms by which age-specific inhibitory culprits of tissue repair exert their negative influence on stem cells. Additionally, we provide evidence …
New Scientist reports on nanowires suspended in an invisible “force field” of laser radiation could soon be peering into biological samples, taking low-cost snapshots of viruses and proteins with unprecedented resolution. The team’s prototype can already scan objects with a resolution of 100 nanometres, allowing it to capture the features the size of those on …
Pricing for the new IBM Blue gene/p is 10 to 15 cents per megaflop This is $1.3 million for each of 13.6 teraflop racks of 32 processor boards in volume. $1.6 million in lower quantities. 216 of the racks is about $272 million for 2937 teraflops. Sun’s Constellation in the 500 teraflop version costs US$29.6 …
Small and large cities in asia and africa need to anticipate their growing populations and migrants from the countryside. It is much easier and cheaper to install services beforehand on “minimally serviced land” than to retrofit existing shanty towns and slums. It is easier to raise the standard of living and health and education services …
Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara have discovered that attaching polymeric nanoparticles to the surface of red blood cells dramatically increases the in vivo lifetime of the nanoparticles. The research, published in the July 07 issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine, could offer applications for the delivery of drugs and circulating bioreactors. “Attachment …
The number of HNWIs in the world increased 8.3 percent in 2006 to 9.5 million and the number of ultra high net worth individuals (Ultra-HNWIs2) grew by 11.3 percent to 94,970. HNWI financial wealth is expected to reach US$51.6 trillion by 2011, growing at an annual rate of 6.8%. USA has 2.92 million HNWI ($1 …
IBM, Sun announcing petaflop class supercomputers IBM and Sun Microsystems are providing details of their separate supercomputer offerings at the 2007 International Supercomputer Conference in Dresden. Sun microsystems petaflop machine will be called “the Constellation” From development information in 2005, the new Sun architecture system uses Sun Fire x86, 64-bit (now called x64 within the …
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has entered the integration and test phase for the Joint High Power Solid State Laser (JHPSSL) Phase 3 program after exceeding all demonstration requirements for the first gain module, or building block, that forms the core of its 100 kW solid-state laser system. This is four months after the 67 kilowatt …