The Carnival of Space 117 is up at simostronomy. This site contributing the article finished Titanium parts from Titanium Hydride can be over 8 times cheaper than regular titanium manufacturing. Cheaper, stronger and lighter components are always better for increasing performance of rocket systems and other equipment for space. Cosmislog at Msnbc looks at the …
According to the director of EV [electric Vehicles] solutions at the California based company Aerovironment, full EVs currently in the development stages and expected to be ready for production within the next three years outnumber the plug-in hybrids and EREV [extended range electric vehicle] expected to reach the market within the same time frame.Aerovironment director …
Growth is Good There is an essay “Who’s afraid of economic growth?” which makes an excellent case in favor of economic growth and why those who are trying to stop or constrain it are wrong. Behind today’s trendy arguments about environmentalism, ethical living and happiness, there lurks a deep disdain for material progress. From an …
Shifting China’s economy towards services would do much more than strengthening the social safety net as a way to boost the miserly share of consumption in GDP, McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) said on Friday. The 74 page report is here in pdf form and requires a free registration to view it. “If You’ve Got It, …
1. Platform for Controlled Supramolecular Nanoassembly We here present a two-dimensional (2D) micro/nano-fluidic technique where reactant-doped liquid−crystal films spread and mix on micro- and nanopatterned substrates. Surface-supported phospholipid monolayers are individually doped with complementary DNA molecules which hybridize when these lipid films mix. Using lipid films to convey reactants reduces the dimensionality of traditional 3D …
DARPA is working on Autonomous Real-time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance – Imaging System (ARGUS-IS) program. ARGUS-IS is to provide military users a flexible and responsive capability to find, track and monitor events and activities of interest on a continuous basis in areas of interest. Wired provides some details The Army launches a quest for a 2.3 …
On August 4, 2009, Petrobank and TriStar agreed to a strategic combination of TriStar and Petrobank’s CBU. The combination will create a new publicly listed company, PetroBakken, that will be a premier, Bakken-focused, light oil exploration and production company. Petrobank pioneered the horizontal fracture stimulation techniques that opened up the true potential of this substantial …
It is report in New Scientist that if the ability to build a synthetic genome can be combined with this technique to transplant it, then the dawn of synthetic life could be close. Indeed Venter hopes this biological milestone will be possible in just a month or so. Bloomberg News has coverage of the work …
Usain Bolt set a new world record. The 22-year-old Jamaican recorded a time of 9.58 seconds to shave 0.11 off the mark he set last year when winning gold at the Beijing Olympics. American Tyson Gay was second in a time of 9.71, with Jamaica’s Asafa Powell claiming bronze in 9.84. UPDATE: Usain Bolt has …
1. Chinese legislators will debate a new resolution on climate change next week, the state media reported today as a high-powered research institute called for the country to reduce carbon emissions by 2030. China has refused to set a cap on emissions because it wants to expand its economy to catch up with richer nations …
Microstructure of passive and active F-actin solutions and networksvisualized by electron microscopy (A–C) and fluorescence microscopy (A–CInsets, E, and F). (A) Passive solutions are isotropic, homogeneous, and unbundled.(B) Active solutions ([myosin]/[actin] 0.02 and 5 mMATP) are still homogeneous(Inset), but the myosin locally aligns and bundles the actin filaments. (C)Active networks ([FLNa]/[actin] 0.005, [myosin]/[actin] …