Wired’s autopia discusses current technology that can be used to double the fuel efficiency of cars We can do far better than this with better technology and better design choices. 300 mpg cars will be available October, 2008 from Aptera for under $30,000. They are basically safer and more fuel efficiency tricycles. Advocates of the …
MIt Technology Review provides more information on the work of Kovio of Sunnyvale. Current contactless smart cards of the type used by frequent travelers on major transit systems can cost as much as $5 a piece to produce. But Kovio’s technology could soon lead to nonmagnetic smart cards that cost a nickel. Eventually, the technology …
The Economist has a lengthy article that suggests that more money and effort should be sent to verify the safety of nanoparticles. America already spends the most on EHS (environmental health and safety) research into nanotechnology. Depending on who does the counting, it ranges from $11m to $60m. Safety legislation cannot be expected to work …
Ulrich Welp at Argonne National Laboratory and colleagues have discovered a simple way to synchronize the phase of these “intrinsic” Josephson junctions in high-temperature superconductors to emit milliwatts of power at frequencies up to 0.85 THz. Schematic of the terahertz-source, which was fabricated on the top of an atomically layered superconducting crystal. The applied current …
Carnival of space 30 is up at bad astronomy The latests methods to find extrasolar planets, fusion rockets if bussard fusion works, more astronomy of planets and comets, new space finance and Obama’s position on space. Obama would cut space programs and use the funds for education. My contribution was the view of space travel …
Neutron cameras “can detect, unambiguously, at a greater distance, and through more shielding,” said Jim Lund, manager of the Rad/Nuc Detection Systems group at Sandia National Laboratories in Alameda, Calif. The neutron scatter camera has an advantage over traditional neutron detection because it can differentiate low energy neutrons from high energy neutrons. While some gamma …
D-Wave Senior Scientist and condensed matter physicist Mohammad Amin gave a highly technical presentation at MIT. (54 slides in this power point presentation) Dwave recently demonstrated a 28 qubit computer. They are predicting that they will have 512 qubit and 1024 qubit quantum computer systems in 2008. If Dwave is successful then in 2009 it …
About 4,000 children were afflicted with cancer after Chernobyl. Less well-known, however, is the fact that only nine of those 4,000 died — thyroid cancers are often easy to operate on. Officially 47 people — members of the emergency rescue crews — died in Chernobyl from exposure to lethal doses of radiation. This is serious …
This is from a pdf with 5% and 10% oil savings plans FURTHER READINGShort, mid and long term energy 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 …
The transcript of my talk at the Foresight unconference is up 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 Intelligence, Medicine, Anti-aging Biotechnology, and …
Work is continuing towards Robert Bussard’s vision of inertial electrostatic fusion. digg_url = ‘http://advancednano.blogspot.com/2007/11/fusion-propulsion-if-bussard-iec-fusion.html’;digg_topic = ‘Space’; reddit_url=’http://advancednano.blogspot.com/2007/11/fusion-propulsion-if-bussard-iec-fusion.html’reddit_title=’Carnival of Space #30′ UPDATE: Tom Ligon wrote the slides and gave the speech which presented this material. Fusion R&DPhase 1 – Validate and Review WB-6 ResultsThe proposed WB-7 and WB-8 devices will be constructed and tested during 2008.1.5 …