Depleted Uranium can be used to provide chemical industry feedstocks from carbon monoxide

A simple three-step chemical reaction which could herald the introduction of new sustainable feedstocks for the chemical industry has been developed by scientists at The University of Nottingham. Scientists in the School of Chemistry have developed a recyclable system for converting carbon monoxide (CO) directly into more complicated organic molecules using depleted uranium. The research, …

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Brillouin funded for $2 million and Acoustic Cavitation Fusion

1. PESN reports that low energy nuclear reaction company Brillouin was funded for $2 million. Brillouin is starting an SRI contract middle of June. 2. Impulse Devices’ Extreme Acoustic Cavitation™ from Impulse shows the potential to produce plasma at the super-concentrated cores of the collapsed bubbles, making this technology well-suited for producing acoustic inertial confinement …

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Brillouin funded for $2 million and Acoustic Cavitation Fusion

1. PESN reports that low energy nuclear reaction company Brillouin was funded for $2 million. Brillouin is starting an SRI contract middle of June. 2. Impulse Devices’ Extreme Acoustic Cavitation™ from Impulse shows the potential to produce plasma at the super-concentrated cores of the collapsed bubbles, making this technology well-suited for producing acoustic inertial confinement …

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Texas oil production at 1.755 million barrels per day and North Dakota Bakken Experiments with Enhanced Recovery

1. Texas oil production increased in March to 1.755 million barrels per day, which was an increase of 35,000 barrels per day from February. 2. The Bakken petroleum system is noted for low primary recovery rates of 3- to 5 percent of the original oil in place; and, while the jury’s out on exactly how …

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Texas oil production at 1.755 million barrels per day and North Dakota Bakken Experiments with Enhanced Recovery

1. Texas oil production increased in March to 1.755 million barrels per day, which was an increase of 35,000 barrels per day from February. 2. The Bakken petroleum system is noted for low primary recovery rates of 3- to 5 percent of the original oil in place; and, while the jury’s out on exactly how …

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DARPA developing inexpensive launch capability for small satellites

Avionics Intelligence – Rocket scientists at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va., are working with five aerospace companies to develop rapid and inexpensive launch capability to place small satellites in orbit at a cost of less than $10,000 per pound. The contracts are part of the Airborne Launch Assist Space …

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DARPA developing inexpensive launch capability for small satellites

Avionics Intelligence – Rocket scientists at the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Va., are working with five aerospace companies to develop rapid and inexpensive launch capability to place small satellites in orbit at a cost of less than $10,000 per pound. The contracts are part of the Airborne Launch Assist Space …

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Rand Simberg on what the Spacex Success Means

Rand Simberg explains – What is the significance of this successful Spacex flight? 1. Spacex has both a launch system and a capsule that is capable of performing the missions assigned to it. 2. Spacex can now start to fulfill its Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) contract, which helped fund the spacecraft’s development. (About 12 flights …

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