Planetary Resources has shifted the company’s focus to a more mundane space resource: water. Water found on or near asteroids, their theory goes, could be processed into fuel to extend the useful lives of aging commercial satellites. “I still consider that mining,” Planetary Resources co-founder Eric Anderson said in a recent interview disclosing the new …
Researchers have been studying the role in ageing of klotho, a protein encoded by a gene called KL. A particular version of this gene, KL-VS, promotes longevity. One way it does so is by reducing age-related heart disease. Dr Dubal and Dr Mucke wondered if it might have similar powers over age-related cognitive decline. What …
Three basic concepts apply to all types of ionizing radiation radiation protection (time, distance and shielding). 150 meters of air halves ionizing radiation. So 1.5 kilometers of air is 1024 times less and 3 kilometers is 1 million times less and 4.5 kilomters is 1 billion times less Get down to a background exposure of …
Japan had caught up in about 25 years from having 10% of US per capita GDP. In the 1970s, Japans GDP growth was 0-6% and mostly about 2-4%. However, the currency strengthened a lot and then moved up from 37% of nominal US gdp per capita to 100%. China has nominal GDP per capita of …
Nuclear power supplied 19 percent of the total electricity in the U.S. in 2012 and it accounted for 60 percent of electricity generated at plants that don’t emit carbon dioxide. Whereas the total emissions associated with nuclear power is similar to that of wind or solar power, unlike wind and solar plants, nuclear plants can …
The Micro Phone Lens provides 15x magnification for any model of smart phone or tablet. You can pre-order a 150x magnification lens. 15x micro phone lens for $15 Micro Phone Lens 150x Starter Kit 150x magnification lens for cell phone or tablet was funded by a kickstarter. The 150x lens starter kit includes lens, case, …
Alberta’s population is expected to expand by 2 million people through 2041, from 3.99 million in 2013 to about 6 million in 2041 according to the medium scenario. Under the low and high scenarios, Alberta’s total population is projected to surpass 5 million and 7 million respectively by 2041. The population of Alberta at the …
Statistics Canada says in a new report issued Tuesday that improvement in economic output last year was heavily slanted toward resource-rich regions. Saskatchewan, which also benefited from a bump in the agriculture sector, posted a 4.8% surge in gross domestic product in 2013, while oil-rich Alberta realized a 3.9% growth rate. Newfoundland and Labrador, which …
The Focus Fusion crowdfunding effort for the Lawrenceville Plasma Physics project has launched. Scientists at LPP Fusion, led by Chief Scientist Eric Lerner, are just one step away from this groundbreaking technology and we need your help for the final push. With only 1/1000th the budget of the huge government funded projects, they are closer …
In 2013, 264 people died in road crashes in Sweden, a record low. Although the number of cars in circulation and the number of miles driven have both doubled since 1970, the number of road deaths has fallen by four-fifths during the same period. With only three of every 100,000 Swedes dying on the roads …
The Falcon 9R rocket rose to a height of 3280 feet (1000 meters) in its latest test, posted on May 1st, 2014. The legs were in a fixed down position from launch to landing, but future tests will begin with them stowed. Footage courtesy of SpaceX If you liked this article, please give it a …