PC World has a comparison of the Kindle Fire with most of the other major tablets. Barnes and Noble is also rumored to be launching a 10-inch version of the Nook Color before the end of 2011. It is expected to sell for $349, and will give Barnes & Noble a head start against a …
Xinhua – China’s first space lab module Tiangong-1 blasted off at 9:16 p.m. Beijing Time (1316 GMT) Thursday from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center located in China’s northwest desert area. The unmanned module, carried by the Long March-2FT1 rocket, will test space docking with a spacecraft later this year, paving the way for China to operate …
SpaceX CEO and CTO Elon Musk will discuss the future of human spaceflight in advance of SpaceX’s planned flight later this year to the International Space Station, the first private mission to the ISS for NASA, at a National Press Club luncheon today at 1pm EST (10 AM PST, minutes away) UPDATE: Pictures and video …
New Energy Times is reporting NASA is investigating the Piantelli low energy nuclear reaction process. The Piantelli group’s Ni-H gas experiments produced excess heat in the tens of watts. On Sept. 2, Samantha McRoskey, an analyst with Diligence Global Business Intelligence, representing an anonymous investor, contacted New Energy Times to learn more about Ni-H LENR …
In early 2010, Sander Olson of Nextbigfuture interviewed Marc Raibert of Boston Dynamics. Marc discussed a new contract for the LS3 robot which would be a larger version of the Big Dog robot BigDog carries 340 pounds on flat terrain, and climbs difficult terrain carrying 100-125 pounds. It has a maximum range of about 12 …
Michael Johnson believes that Usain bolt can run faster than 19 seconds in the 200 meters The American says that whilst Bolt’s untidy technique, where he rocks from side to side, can let him down, he stands a better chance than fellow Jamaican Blake of running 18-point. Usain Bolt has run the 100 meters in …
1. Matti Mintz, from Tel Aviv University in Israel, has developed the artificial cerebellum which sits on the outside of the skull and is wired to the brain using electrodes. The chip mimics the cerebellum, a small region of the brain which plays an important role in motor control and movement. This demonstrates how far …
Carbon fiber composite autoparts can be 50% lighter than steel and 30% lighter than aluminum. Industrial-grade carbon fibers suitable for use in cars cost close to $30 per kg, Roberts says. High-end vehicle builders can afford expensive carbon fiber parts. “But how many people will really spend an extra $5,000 to $6,000 beyond the usual …
Black paint absorbs 85% of light and a new hyperbolic metamaterial absorbs 99%. Arxiv – Darker than black: radiation-absorbing metamaterial We show that corrugated surfaces of hyperbolic metamaterials scatter light preferentially inside the media, resulting in a very low reflectance and ultimate dark appearance in the spectral range of hyperbolic dispersion. This phenomenon of fundamental …
Transplant surgery is entering an era of new complexity, where complex surgeries will become standardized and the goal will be restoration of pre-injury form and function rather than merely reconstruction, the surgeon who led Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s face transplant team said Monday. Surgeries conducted so far are designed for each individual, Pomahac said he …
Scientists are reporting discovery of a potential new drug for epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) — sometimes called “pink eye” — a highly infectious eye disease that may occur in 15 million to 20 million people annually in the United States alone. Their report describing an innovative new “molecular wipe” that sweeps up viruses responsible for EKC …