Parabolicarc has some notes from the interview. Grasshopper – Spacex hope to demonstration high altitude supersonic liftoff and return — have stage take off, go supersonic and land with propulsion at landing site Grasshopper is a test bed for recovering Falcon 9 stages for reuse It consists of a Falcon 9 first stage and a …
GE – the Industrial Revolution radically changed the way we use energy and make things. The Internet Revolution altered how we communicate, consume information, and spend money. A combination of these two transformations, called the Industrial Internet, now links networks, data and machines. It promises to remake global industry, boost productivity, and launch an entirely …
Popular Mechanics – Advances in electronics and launch technologies are enabling a new class of smaller, cheaper, and lower-flying satellites that could revolutionize how we use satellite imagery and communications. But it all depends on low-cost access to space and the emergence of customers who will use them. Chris Lewicki is chief engineer for Planetary …
1. Indian Express – The Railways of China and India are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which will concentrate on three specific areas — high-speed trains, station development and heavy haulage. This will be the second round of talks after the inaugural session in Beijing this year. For China, a deal with …
The Carnival of Nuclear Energy 132 is up at Hiroshima Syndrome Nextbigfuture – Russia is speeding up nuclear investment to get 50% of power from nuclear by 2050 and 100% by 2100. Laser Enrichment could take uranium tails (leftovers from inferior enrichment) and extract the remaining 40% of the uranium. If you liked this article, …
The Carnival of Space 277 is up at Venus Transit Centauri Dreams looks at Rod Hyde’s ideas on laser fusion, as developed in a starship paper he wrote in the 1970s along with collaborators at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Universe Today – The Mars Science Laboratory team has hinted that they might have some big …
There are many dire warnings that Climate Change will melt the ice caps, cause a rise of 4 to 6 feet or more in sea level and cause more severe weather (like the $42 billion in damage from Hurricane Sandy) over the next 60-200 years. I am reminded of scene from the first Austin Powers …
Digitimes- Google will launch a 12.85-inch Chrome OS touch-controlled notebook for own-brand sale, with Taiwan-based Compal Electronics responsible for OEM production and Wintek supplying touch panels, the Chinese-language Commercial Times (CT) has cited Taiwan-based supply chain makers as indicating. Asia CNET – Besides the presence of a touchscreen, we know nothing about the rest of …
The cost to construct a Stratospheric Shield with a pumping capacity of 100,000 tons a year of sulfur dioxide would be roughly $24 million, including transportation and assembly. Annual operating costs would run approximately $10 million. The system would use only technologies and materials that already exist—although some improvements may be needed to existing atomizer …
National Post – Having already revolutionized construction by literally stacking factory-made modules like Lego blocks, Broad Sustainable Building Corporation is sending the world a message — not just about itself, but also about its home country: Make no mistake, China is an epicentre of technological progress and a nation worthy of awe. The 90-day challenge …
New Scientist – In a first for any infectious disease, a vaccine against flu has been made out of messenger RNA (mRNA) – the genetic material that controls the production of proteins. Unlike its predecessors, the new vaccine may work for life, and it may be possible to manufacture it quickly enough to stop a …