Biomechanical testing of the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] ruggedized HULCTM exoskeleton is now underway at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center in Natick, Mass. The testing is expected to help shape future requirements for the HULC based on feedback from soldiers. For seven weeks, U.S. Army warfighters will be evaluated to …
Carnival of Space 204 is up at Astroswanny. Vintage Space considers Robert Zubrin’s declaration that we are now more prepared to go to Mars than we were to go to the Moon in 1961 when Kennedy pledged the nation to a landing on its surface. Meridiani Journal – The Cassini spacecraft has found the best …
The Carnival of Nuclear Energy 59 is up at Yes Vermont Yankee Margaret Harding looks at the post Lessons Learned From Fukushima-–-The Corporate she addresses corporate lessons and corporate planning. Among other things, Harding concludes that it is important to be willing to ask for help. Utilities still seem to loathe talking to journalists or …
PayPal President Scott Thompson has made a prediction: By 2015, the wallet will become a thing of the past. The implication is that the prediction is for the United States. PayPal now has more than 100 million active accounts. We believe that by 2015 digital currency will be accepted everywhere in the U.S. – from …
McKinsey Global Institute – Growth and Renewal in the United States – Retooling America’s Economic Engine (78 pages, Feb, 2011) * adopt best practices systematically across industries * adopt the next wave of innovation (life RFID for end to end supply chain) * adopt practices for faster response to customer needs Seven major US imperatives: …
China’s first aircraft carrier, the reconditioned Soviet-era Varyag, will begin sea trials on Friday, according to military sources, and will be officially launched around October next year. Another report indicates there will be a delay of the launch to August because of mechanical problems The Hong Kong Commercial Daily quoted unnamed military sources as saying …
Gamma-ray burst (European Space Agency) ESA’s Integral gamma-ray observatory has provided results that will dramatically affect the search for physics beyond Einstein. It has shown that any underlying quantum ‘graininess’ of space must be at much smaller scales than previously predicted. Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity describes the properties of gravity and assumes that space …
Nature Photonics – Single-cell biological lasers Since their invention some 50 years ago, lasers have made a tremendous impact on modern science and technology. Nevertheless, lasing has so far relied on artificial or engineered optical gain materials, such as doped crystals, semiconductors, synthetic dyes and purified gases. Here, we show that fluorescent proteins in cells …
HTC Inside reports on the HTC Eternity Eternity HTC will be a high-end Windows Mobile 7 smartphone. The HTC Eternity launch in the early autumn, 2011 with Windows Mobile 7.1 “Mango”. – 4.7-inch LCD screen – Qualcomm Single-Core 1.5 GHz processor – 8 megapixel camera is used. – HDMI output and supports additional DLNA. – …
1. Germany is set to turn back to coal, gas and imports to fill the energy chasm left by its fast-track exit of nuclear power. Germany produced 140.6 terawatt hours (TWh) of nuclear power in 2010. Germany produced 102 TWh from renewable energy in 2010, and they are targeted to add 115 TWh by 2020. …
1. Germany is set to turn back to coal, gas and imports to fill the energy chasm left by its fast-track exit of nuclear power. Germany produced 140.6 terawatt hours (TWh) of nuclear power in 2010. Germany produced 102 TWh from renewable energy in 2010, and they are targeted to add 115 TWh by 2020. …