High Q (stored energy per energy loss per cycle) of the cavity produces more stored energy, use up stored for kinetic energy Now Shawyer is saying that an interesting 2nd generation device will be working on the ground in 2016. His L Band thruster will be built in 2019. Hybrid spaceplanes in 2023. [19:23 in …
NASA’s tests have a big problem – the control version that was to produce no thrust did produce thrust The NASA report on the Cannae drive wasn’t much help either, since it only delved into the practicalities of testing one of the devices. At first glance, however, it looked quite interesting, stating, “Approximately 30-50 micro-Newtons …
A group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage. The movie will released in November, 2014. Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine will be in Interstellar. They were in Nolan’s Dark Knight Rises. ‘Interstellar’ details the toll …
For a long time, analysts and economists believed 8 per cent economic growth in China was necessary to create enough jobs to maintain social stability in the country. But China has fallen short of that line a few times now and there is no unemployment crisis. If anything, there is evidence of skills shortages in …
My schedule is messing up where I can only go to the 014 Rejuvenation Biotech conference at the Santa Clara Hyatt Regency on Thursday Aug 21 and Friday Aug 22. I will be able to go Saturday. It is all day both days. To go on behalf of Nextbigfuture. You will ideally liveblog the event. …
The Hamas tunnels were part of one elaborate attack scheme. According to captured Hamas documents, on Rosh Hashanah of this year (starting September 24), up to 200 Hamas gunmen were to pour out of each of the dozens upon dozens of terror tunnels, many of which we now know exit inside or very near to …
Gregory Benford describes [at Centauri Dreams] an evening he had with Paul Dirac, Stephen Hawking and Martin Rees. It is very interesting and discusses the great scientists attitude to science fiction and the value of it to them. It also discussed how Dirac made his greatest discovery. Paul Dirac won a Nobel in 1933 for …
China has announced the closure of more than 1,700 small, inefficient mines in the next year, while planning up to 70 new coal-fired plants, most of them at large coal bases like Ta Shan. In the population centers of the coast, coal is being phased out: coal use in Hebei, the province that surrounds Beijing, …
Being lucky can be summarized as 1. Be observant (so you can spot opportunities) 2. Be relaxed. Anxiety makes you miss observing things 3. Go out of your way to meet new people and try new things 4. Believe that you are lucky If you liked this article, please give it a quick review on …
Guardians of the Galaxy is soaring at the Friday box office for a possible $95 million-plus North American debut, far more than expected and marking another sizeable victory for Marvel Studios as it launches a new franchise outside of the Avengers series. Rotten Tomatoes has critics 92% positive and the audience is 96% positive Guardian …
In the United States, the suicide rate, which had slowly risen since 2000, jumped during and after the 2007-09 recession. A new book [The Body Economic: Why Austerity Kills] estimates that 4,750 ‘excess’ suicides — that is, deaths above what pre-existing trends would predict — occurred from 2007 to 2010. Rates of such suicides were …