1. China’s highways will connect more than 90 percent of cities with a population of more than 200,000 by the end of 2015 China’s highway network will be basically completed in 2015, and its total length will reach 108,000 kilometers. China had no highways before 1988, while by the end of 2010, the length of …
Boeing is expected to deliver twenty 787 Dreamliners in 2011 China Southern, one of China’s leading airlines, will receive its first 787 Dreamliner aircraft from the Boeing company in the fourth quarter of this year Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner aircraft are designed to use 20 percent less fuel than other aircraft of similar size. The aircraft …
Dr. Kevin Warwick , PhD, a cybernetics Professor at the University of Reading, is one of the foremost authorities on cybernetic implants. He has had several computerized devices surgically implanted in him, and is planning on having magnets implanted in his hands, and more sophisticated devices implanted in his brain. In an interview with Sander …
Melanie Swan at future memes covered the Third Bay Area Aging meeting was held at Berkeley on May 8, 2011. A variety of research was presented, with four themes amongst the most interesting: 1. Role of rapamycin in preventing inflammation Rapamycin (more technically known as the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)), has long been examined …
EETimes – Analog Devices Inc. is offering a dual-axis accelerometer capable of withstanding up 175 degrees Celsius (342 degrees Fahrenheit) for ruggedized industrial applications. The device is based on what ADI calls the world’s first high-temperature micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) technology. While designed for ruggedized applications such as smart-drilling rigs that must excavate miles below the …
I was told by email by Geordie Rose that the deal with Lockheed Martin concluded in November of 2010. A bet that I made back in 2006 was accurate. Bet 266 – “There will be a quantum computer with over 100 qubits of processing capability sold either as a hardware system or whose use is …
Scott Aaronson is a professor working on Quantum computer theory at MIT. In 2008 (and before and after) he was an outspoken critic of Dwave Systems. D-Wave has built an adiabatic quantum computer and yesterday announced the sale of a 128 qubit quantum computer system to Lockheed. The deal with Lockheed Martin concluded in November …
Dwave Systems recently sold their first 128 qubit quantum computer. In 2008 and earlier it was mentioned that AQC (Adiabatic Quantum computers) are not well suited to running the Shor algorithm for breaking encryption. Some people have stated that in 2011 as some kind of gotcha. Geordie Rose (CTO) of Dwave said that explicitly at …
1. Mongolia has inferred coal reserves of 150 billion tons. Preliminary and detailed exploration indicate 23 billion tons of coal reserves in Mongolia. The proven reserves are 12.2 billion tons of coal. 2. Mongolia says it holds nearly one million tons of uranium reserves. The 2009 Red Book world uranium report lists Mongolia with 49,000 …
Sabre’s precooler technology will be put through its paces on a test rig this summer BBC News had coverage of the Skylon Spaceplane and the recent positive review by the UK Space agency. The Sabre propulsion system is essential to the success of the project.The engine would burn hydrogen and oxygen to provide thrust – …
1. Russian Kalinin 4 nuclear reactor is a V-320 model VVER-1000 built using the major components unused at Bulgaria’s long-running Belene project. It is slated for start-up in September and commercial operation two months later in November, 2011. It will have net capacity of 950 MWe and gross capacity of 1,000 MWe. 2. The French …