It is demonstrated by means of density functional and ab-initio quantum chemical calculations, that transition metal – carbon systems have the potential to enhance the presently achievable area density of magnetic recording by three orders of magnitude (1000 times more). As a model system, Co2-benzene with a diameter of 0.5 nm is investigated. It shows …
Carnival of Space 109 is up at Twisted physics, a discovery blog. This site contributed its article about General Fusion getting funded by the Canadian government. Astroengine.com: The Event Horizon Telescope: Are We Close to Imaging a Black Hole? (Sub)Millimeter VLBI observations in the near future will combine the angular resolution necessary to identify the …
Eric Lerner interview. Mr. Lerner heads the Focus Fusion Society, which is a charitable organization attempting to create focus fusion technology. He believes that his technique is fundamentally superior to Tri-alpha Energy (Colliding beam fusion in the reverse field configuration) and EMC2 fusion (inertial electrostatic confinement/pollywell fusion) because it results in more of the proton-boron …
Ads : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News   Computer Software Discovery Channel’s Mega-engineering discusses a proposal to place a dome over Houston if climate change threats fully materialized. The Houston dome would even be more economical even without addressing climate change but as a more efficient way to keep residents confortable than using air conditioning for cars …
Dan Yurman at Idaho Samizdat has several recommendations for improving the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and actions for small and large nuclear reactor companies 1. Change the formula by which the NRC recovers costs from small reactors for design certification reviews. Instead of requiring the start-ups to pay for all of the costs, require them to …
A laser pulse traveling through a plasma accelerates free electrons in its wake Berkeley Lab scientists are leading in a race to develop laser-based accelerator capable of zapping electron beams to energies exceeding 10 GeV in a distance of just one meter. Groups in the UK and France are working feverishly to best the record …
During a presentation on June 26, 2009 chip-making consortium Sematech outlined ways to enable Moore’s Law Sematech also warned about a gap in Extreme Ultra-violet mask inspection tools. To enable EUV in mass production fabs, IC makers must get their hands on defect-free photomasks. Today’s EUV masks have 1 defect per cm^2 at 18-nm. The …
New levelized cost of powerplants being built now and being completed and ready in 2016. The costs are without state and federal subsidies The latest IHS CERA Power Capital Costs Index (PCCI) shows the costs of constructing new power plants fell an additional three percent over the past six months, signaling a broader downward trend …
In Russia, 59% of deaths in men and 33% of deaths in women between the ages of 15-54 were caused by alcohol. Most of these alcohol-attributed deaths were from alcohol poisoning, accidents, violence, or one of eight disease groups strongly related to alcohol, such as TB, pneumonia, pancreatitis or liver disease. Professor Sir Richard Peto …
Scientists wonder if Brooke Greenberg, now 16, will help point the way to new discoveries about the genetics of aging. Pictured from left to right on Brooke’s 12th birthday are sister Caitlin, 15; Brooke; sister Emily, 18; mom Melanie Greenberg; and sister Carly, 9. Brooke Greenberg does not age normally and is immune to growth …
1. Kirk Sorensen will be presenting an upgraded molten-salt reactor (the liquid-fluoride thorium reactor, or LFTR) concept as one of a dozen finalists at the Manchester Festival. Kirk will also be presenting at Google as part of the Google Talk series in July. A dozen of the most promising applicants will be invited to present …