The predicted second wave of biotech growth and development begins as developing countries recognize biotechnology as a key to food self-sufficiency [preventing starvation] and prosperity [fixing poverty]. from International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) Countries that have plenty of food and less poverty will also have more money for clean water projects …
arxiv – Towards Graphene Nanoribbon-based Electronics (9 page pdf) The successful fabrication of single layer graphene has greatly stimulated the progress of the research on graphene. In this article, focusing on the basic electronic and transport properties of graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), we review the recent progress of experimental fabrication of GNRs, and the theoretical and …
XSight Head Mounted Dispalay The xSight is a professional headmounted display that delivers a previously-unattainable combination of panoramic field of view, high resolution and light weight. It is an ideal choice for a variety of training, simulation and design applications. • 123° Panoramic field of view provides superb situational awareness, active peripheral vision and enhanced …
With 12 13 14 gold Medals and Three Two zero Events to finish. Canada is assured of winning the most gold medals in the Vancouver Winter Olympic games of 2010. Germany has 10 and only has the chance to win the 50 km cross country, which will likely be won by someone from Norway. Canada …
EETimes looks at direct write lithography with electron beam machines * Based on the length of time it has historically taken for each new lithography technology to move from proof-of-concept to production, e-beam direct-write lithography tools will be available no sooner than 2015, according to Kurt Ronse, lithography department director at nanoelectronics research center IMEC …
Nano Letters – A Path to Ultranarrow Patterns Using Self-Assembled Lithography The templated self-assembly of block copolymer (BCP) thin films can generate regular arrays of 10−50 nm scale features with good positional and orientational accuracy, but the ordering, registration and pattern transfer of sub-10-nm feature sizes is not well established. Here, we report solvent-annealing and …
Vuzix Wrap 920 video eyewear is a sunglass-style display that delivers a virtual 67-inch screen as seen from 10ft away, displays 2D and 3D video and is claimed to be the most advanced wearable display available. * removable noise-isolating earbuds * an adjustable nose bridge * weighs less than 3 ounces * Two AA batteries …
Arxiv – Machine Learning for Precise Quantum Measurement (7 page pdf) Adaptive feedback schemes are promising for quantum-enhanced measurements yet are complicated to design. Machine learning can autonomously generate algorithms in a classical setting. Here we adapt machine learning for quantum information and use our framework to generate autonomous adaptive feedback schemes for quantum measurement. …
There are various drugs and procedures in clinical trials on humans to enable myostatin inhibition to boost muscles against muscle wasting diseases Boosting follistatin seems to be the more promising way to inhibit myostatin for effective muscle boosting effects Myostatin inhibition can be four times more effective at boosting muscles than high doses of steroids …
eSolar, a global provider of reliable and cost-effective concentrating solar power (CSP) plants, and Penglai Electric, a privately-owned Chinese electrical power equipment manufacturer, today announced a master licensing agreement to build at least 2 gigawatts (GW) of solar thermal power plants in China over the next 10 years. The deal was signed in the Chinese …
Nanoletters – New Nanostructured Li2S/Silicon Rechargeable Battery with High Specific Energy The Lithium Sulfide batteries theoretically can have four times the specific energy of lithium ion batteries and have been experimentally produced at 150% the specific energy of lithium ion. Rechargeable lithium ion batteries are important energy storage devices; however, the specific energy of existing …