One company making strategic use of 3-D printing is shipping and logistics giant UPS. The company, which also makes its services available to smaller customers via storefront operations, has responded to the growing interest in the technology with a program designed to help small businesses and startups that may not have the funds to purchase …
Interpersonal and intergroup violence rates vs. local temperature (H/T Chris Phoenix) 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. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News Blog. …
At the beginning of 2013 almost 80 per cent of households globally had a TV, compared with 41 per cent of households with a computer and 37 per cent with Internet access. The report shows that the number of households with Internet access is increasing in all regions, but large differences persist, with penetration rates …
The Carnival of Space 326 is up at Photos to Space. Astronomers confirm first Earth-sized rocky exoplanet Universe Today – This eclipse is of the rare hybrid variety— that is, it will be an annular eclipse along the very first 15 seconds of its track before transitioning to a total as the Moon’s shadow sweeps …
A graphic of the top websites by country Wikipedia list of countries by internet users in 2012. China 568,192,000 42.3% United States 254,295,500 81.0% India 151,599,000 12.6% Japan 100,684,474 79.1% Brazil 99,357,737 49.8% Russia 75,926,000 53.3% Germany 68,296,919 84.0% Nigeria 55,930,390 32.9% United Kingdom 54,861,245 87.0% France 54,473,474 83.0% Mexico 44,173,551 38.4% If you liked …
The Pentagon this week edged closer to mounting missile-destroying lasers on unmanned and manned aircraft, awarding $26 million to defense contractors to develop the technology. Northrop Gumman and Lockheed will develop technology for pod-mounted laser weapons to protect manned aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR)-guided surface-to-air missiles. Under the name …
Here is a mockup of the engine for the SR72 mach 6 spyplane which could have a flying prototype by 2018. 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 …
The SR-71 Blackbird was retired from U.S. Air Force service almost two decades ago, the perennial question has been: Will it ever be succeeded by a new-generation, higher-speed aircraft and, if so, when? Hypersonic flights tests were way more successful than advertised Skunk Works has been working with Aerojet Rocketdyne for the past seven years …
In November 2011, BGI Research Institute launched the 3-Million Genomes Project, which is made up of the Million Plant and Animal Genomes Project; the Million Human Genomes Project; and the Million Microecosystem Genomes Project. In February 2013, BGI had already claimed to have sequenced 50,000 whole human genomes. With a U.S. nonprofit, Autism Speaks, BGI …
By determining simple guidelines, researchers at UC Santa Barbara’s Solid State Lighting and Energy Center (SSLEC) have made it possible to optimize phosphors –– a key component in white LED lighting –– allowing for brighter, more efficient lights. “These guidelines should permit the discovery of new and improved phosphors in a rational rather than trial-and-error …
This year, Petrobras bring online nine new production units in a single year for the first time; the installed production capacity of the platforms amounts to 1 million barrels per day. The units coming on stream will be essential for the company to double its current production and achieve the target of 4.2 million barrels …