Nyteknik – Representatives of the Greek government on February 24 assisted at a test of Defkalion’s energy technology – a potentially fierce competitor of Andrea Rossi’s ‘E-cat.’ Meanwhile, Rossi continues to develop his technology. In an interview with Ny Teknik, Alexandros Xanthoulis, representative of the investors, said that the test was conducted on 24 February …
Bloomberg – Oil production in North Dakota may have exceeded an all-time high last month as mild weather and lower-than-normal snowfall allowed drilling to increase. The number of wells started rose to 212 in January from 181 in December and 140 a year earlier, according to a preliminary estimate from Alison Ritter, a spokeswoman for …
WantChinaTimes – The Chinese government has relaxed its policy on household registration to allow the country’s over 100 million migrant workers to apply for difficult-to-obtain residency registration permits, known as hukous, in small and medium cities. The policy also pledges to ban any new hukou policy or abolish existing ones that affect where people choose …
By using exotic man-made materials, scientists from Duke University and Boston College believe they can greatly enhance the forces of electromagnetism (EM), one of the four fundamental forces of nature, without harming living beings or damaging electrical equipment. This theoretical finding could have broad implications for such applications as magnetic levitation trains, which ride inches …
Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have combined two worlds – quantum physics and nano physics, and this has led to the discovery of a new method for laser cooling semiconductor membranes. Semiconductors are vital components in solar cells, LEDs and many other electronics, and the efficient cooling of components is important for future quantum …
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt predicted Tuesday that rapid advances in technology will soon transform science fiction into reality – meaning people will have driverless cars, small robots at their command and the ability to experience being in another place without leaving home. Schmidt said the introduction of books available online, Internet translation of languages …
XCOR Aerospace announced today that it recently closed a $5 million round of equity funding. The round, combined with cash on hand plus anticipated and existing contracts, should fund the company through production of its Lynx Mark I Suborbital vehicle. The financing included participation of new and previous investors. Among them are Esther Dyson, Pete …
Apple ended the day just short of $500 billion. Apple finished at 499.20 billion on Feb 28, 2012. Apple is up to $507 billion in valuation today. Seekingalpha had a transcript of the January 24, 2012 Apple first quarter earnings call Apple cash for short-term and long-term marketable securities totaled $97.6 billion at the end …
Realclearpolitics reports that Romney has won in Michigan by 41% to 37% for Santorum. Romney has won the Arizona Primary If you liked this article, please give it a quick review on ycombinator or StumbleUpon. Thanks Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. …
MIT – Microelectromechanical systems, or MEMS, are small devices with huge potential. Typically made of components less than 100 microns in size — the diameter of a human hair — they have been used as tiny biological sensors, accelerometers, gyroscopes and actuators. Now researchers at MIT have come up with a new approach to MEMS …
Xconomy discusses why your next TV is a tablet. Nothing, absolutely nothing, is going to come between the content owners and the $32 billion they earn every year in affiliate fees—that is, their cut of cable and satellite subscription revenues. The prospect that these fees might be cut off or reduced is exactly what caused …