Many people who are in favor of developing wind energy and solar energy use the argument that nuclear energy is slower to develop. I am in favor of wind energy and solar energy development, but I recognize that there has been less of both than new nuclear power even without new nuclear reactors. The total …
From Foresight’s nanodot, MolecularDiamondTechnologies a business unit of Chevron technology ventures, can produce gram quantities of higher diamondoid. These are not molecularly precise diamondoid and it does not involve mechanosynthesis. This seems likely to be very interesting and useful in the pre-mechanosynthesis phase. We have Chemical Vapor deposition for growing large multi-carat diamonds and diamond …
This past spring 2007, Sirtris Pharmaceuticals launched phase I human trials of SRT501 in patients with diabetes; it also plans human trials later in 2007 to test the drug as a treatment for Melas syndrome, a rare disorder that hastens aging and causes fatal deterioration of the brain and muscles. Sirtris expects to begin human …
Steam from nuclear plants could find a significant market by using it for ethanol production Researchers and engineers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the US Department of Energy are suggesting using the steam from existing nuclear power plants in the Corn Belt to reduce the costs of producing ethanol from corn and other biomass …
Nasa crowns a Personal Air Vehicle prize winner Pipistral Virus is a 50mpg two seater plane that costs $70,000. Dayjet, air taxi service, is nearing a soft launch Eclipse 500 By Aug 21, 2007, Dayjet will have 11 jets. They are close to launching the first per-seat, on-demand air-taxi operation. before DayJet can fly passengers, …
There cars in Europe with higher gas mileage than the Toyota Prius. They have not been introduced in the USA because of diesel emission laws in the USA. Diesel emissions are improving so we may see these cars in a few years even in the USA, especially if oil prices continue to climb. UPDATE: My …
Welcome to the sixteenth carnival of space. Emily Lakdawalla will be hosting the Carnival of Space next week at: the planetary blog Submissions are made to [email protected] In this edition we have two articles on asteroids, three on future space plans and visions, three on present day space, three related to astronomy and astronomical phenomena. …
Studies conducted on mice revealed that when the gene HACE1 was inactivated, spontaneous late-stage cancer developed and when active it stopped cancer “If we can learn how to reactivate HACE1 or block cancer cells from inactivating this gene, it may be possible to improve treatments for many cancer patients.” Cancer is the number two killer …
The company plans to luanch its Sundancer space station, able to support a crew of three, into orbit by 2010. Prior plans for the $75 million Sundancer are a 180 cubic meters of habitation, attitude control, orbit maneuverability and three windows to support a crew of three. Bigelow has partnered with Lockheed Martin to use …
The German team that developed the stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscope stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscope is reporting layer-by-layer light microscopic nanoscale images of cells and without having to prepare thin sections with a technique called optical 3D far-field microscopy. They use a chemical marker for fluorescence nanoscopy that relies on single-molecule photoswitching. They report …
The Purdue University researchers, in work funded by Intel Corp, have shown tiny “ionic wind engines” that might improve computer chip cooling by 250%. When used in combination with a conventional fan, the experimental device enhanced the fan’s effectiveness by increasing airflow to the surface of a mock computer chip. The new technology could help …