1. Graphene Sheets from worm-like graphite Tsinghua University researchers have made high quality graphene sheets have been prepared by a facile liquid phase exfoliation of worm-like graphite (WEG). This approach combining with the advances in large scale industry manufacturing of WEG could potentially lead to the development of new and more effective graphene products. Supplemental …
Google is looking good for continued Internet domination. The Google Wave product (available as a developer preview) is the web application people will use to access and edit waves. It’s an HTML 5 app, built on Google Web Toolkit. It includes a rich text editor and other functions like desktop drag-and-drop (which, for example, lets …
Researchers are focusing on designing small biological circuit components to accomplish specific tasks. Journal Science abstract. Supplemental material. To demonstrate their concept, the team built circuits that count up to three cellular events, but in theory, the counters could go much higher. The first counter, dubbed the RTC (Riboregulated Transcriptional Cascade) Counter, consists of a …
Light Blue Optics : Holographic Displays Light Blue Optics (LBO) holographic laser projection technology creates very bright, high-resolution images that remain in focus at all distances from the pico projector. This novel display technology will enable a new generation of highly efficient, low-cost miniature projection systems with applications across a range of high-volume markets. Light …
Optimized geometries of carbon atomic chains constrained by two GNRs with various types of edges. (a) a 8-sp-atom chain bridging two GNRs with 5-7 edges,(b) a 9-sp-atom chain bridging two GNRs with zigzag edges, (c) a 10-sp-atom chain bridging two GNRs with armchair edges, (d) a 12-sp-atom chain bridging two GNRs with armchair edges. The …
1. Superconductor Meissner Transition found at 242 K Superconductors.org reports efforts to increase the Tc of the 233K superconductive material, announced in March 2009, have been successful. Producing a new world record near 242K (-24F, -31C), the host compound has the formula (Tl4Ba)Ba4Ca2Cu10Oy and is believed to have a 9212/2212C intergrowth structure. The chemical formula …
Carnival of Space 104 is up at Mangs Bat page Cosmic log looks at the past and future of new space like Spacex Flysinger looks at Herschel space telescope and the Planck observatory The Herschel spacecraft that was launched by ESA earlier this week is super-cool. Literally. This advanced telescope for far-infrared and millimeter-wave observations …
Artist view of the implantation of gallium ions (animated in blue) into germanium wafers followed by a reconstruction of the lattice using short-term flash-lamp annealing and, finally, of the observation of superconductivity at low temperatures. Other than in normal conductors, superconductivity is caused by the formation of electron pairs with anti-parallel momentum and spin (animated …
The Singularity University plans to offer a 9 week course this summer from 27 June – 29 Aug 2009, at NASA Research Park at Moffet Field. In March, the Singularity University had received preliminary applications from 1300 potential students for 40 slots. On Thursday, July 16th (11:30-12:30), Brian Wang of Next Big Future will speak …
Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today told participants at the Tennessee Valley Corridor National Summit that “the United States should build 100 new nuclear power plants during the next 20 years” to put America on the path to clean energy independence. He said, “One year ago, I came to Oak Ridge to propose a new ‘Manhattan …
Helion Energy has built a one third scale fusion system and believes a full scale prototype can be buit for $20 million a commercial system for $100 million. One of the reasons that they believe their costs can be lower is because smaller generators in general cost less. Torulf has created graphic animations and images …