The Carnival of Space 286 is up at Links through Space Nextbigfuture – Planetary Resources has an interesting update, video and press release. In the accompanying video, you can see one of our full scale Arkyd-100 mechanical prototypes. The Arkyd-100 is our space telescope and technology demonstrator for our Arkyd Series prospecting missions. Nextbigfuture – …
A report claiming that a mysterious blast rocked the Fordow uranium enrichment facility in Iran last week made headlines in Israel on Sunday, but remained unverified. According to the report, penned by former Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Reza Kahlili, for the WND.com website, the explosion “destroyed much of the installation and trapped about 240 personnel deep …
Aeros has completed its experimental rigid variable-bouyancy airship and accomplished the first of four tasks under its contract with the Pentagon’s Rapid Reaction Technology Office. The 230ft-long Aeroscraft prototype, called Pelican, has completed a ground-handling demonstration showing the 36,000lb vehicle can move without assistance from ground personnel, controlled from the cockpit and using its air-bearing …
Dwave Systems has adiabatic quantum computing devices that have had 512 qubits since 2011. The qubits are organized into blocks of 8 qubits. The lines in the 8 qubit blocks are the qubits. There are 16 interconnections shown there but all 512 qubits have connections that are just as good [low noise] as the interconnections …
Quartz looked at the value of 10 meter asteroids of pure metal Nextbigfuture argues that have to rewrite the economics of space as we go. Build things so that which follows is cheaper. Food, water, fuel, accommodations, etc… It should all be ready and waiting. We have spent about $3 trillion (in todays dollars on …
1. The FDA’s recent approval of a trivalent seasonal influenza vaccine made using novel manufacturing technology marks a significant milestone in the ongoing battle against this life-threatening illness. According to a Jan. 16 FDA release, Flublok, which is approved for use in adults ages 18-49, does not rely on the traditional method of growing the …
Competition is intense among rival technologies and success depends on predicting their future trajectory of performance. To resolve this challenge, managers often follow popular heuristics, generalizations, or “laws” like the Moore’s Law. We propose a model, Step And Wait (SAW), for predicting the path of technological innovation and compare its performance against eight models for …
Eight great technologies which will propel the UK to future growth have received a £600 million funding boost. There will be: £189 million for big data £25 million for space £35 million for robotics and autonomous systems £88 million for synthetic biology £20 million for regenerative medicine £30 million for agri-science campuses £73 million for …
The Carnival of Space 285 is up at Pam Hoffman’s site Boeing has proposed a multi-step humans-to-Mars program that would feature a reusable solar electric-propelled Mars Transfer Vehicle to be deployed by the heavy lift Space Launch System. Curiosity finds more evidence for watery past and prepares to drill first rock Nextbigfuture – The largest …
The goal of the HELLADS (High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System) program is to develop a 150 kilowatt (kW) laser weapon system that is ten times smaller and lighter than current lasers of similar power, enabling integration onto tactical aircraft to defend against and defeat ground threats. With a weight goal of less than …
The LA Times reports that J J Abrams will direct Star Wars Episode 7 J J Abrams is most famous for directing the relaunch Star Trek movies and the TV show Lost. “Star Wars: Episode VII” will be written by Michael Arndt, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “Little Miss Sunshine” and “Toy Story 3.” Simon Kinberg …