Arxiv – Antimatter and antistars in the universe and in the Galaxy (10 pages) International researchers from Russia, Japan and Italy consider consequences of hypothetical existence of baryo-dense stars created in the very early universe within an extension of Affleck-Dine scenario of baryogenesis. New constraints on the possible number of compact antimatter objects are derived. …
Tesla boss Elon Musk told CNN Money that the self-driving car — or “autopilot,” is just months away from retail. Autonomous cars will definitely be a reality. A Tesla car next year will probably be 90 percent capable of autopilot. Like, so 90 percent of your miles can be on auto. For sure highway travel. …
TechCrunch believes that the Tesla Motor D will be supercar version of the model S. A ultra-high performance Model S would likely satisfy a niche market of buyers and fans alike. The Tesla Roadster is long gone and the Model S is getting a bit stale. As countless car makers before it, Tesla could extend …
Strategy Page describes the situation in Syria. US Air strikes have forced ISIS to disperse but the US is also experienced with dealing the dispersal tactics. Americans are listening and they have proven tactics to defeat the dispersal tactics ISIL is using to avoid air attack. Dispersal will not make ISIL safe from attack bur …
Angus Maddison gave a presentation to the UK House of Lords in 2005 that looked at the world economy, the leading economies and the most successful follower countries from 1820 to 2001 with projections to 2030. There are also more detailed analysis of the history of world energy from 1820. Notice that nuclear energy adoption …
IIa Technologies uses a type of Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) called Microwave Plasma Chemical Vapour Deposition (MPCVD). This technology, although simpler in form, is much more complicated and expensive than HPHT (High Pressure High Temperature). The technology works at lower pressures exposing multiple diamond seeds to a carbon-rich environment. At the optimised conditions, carbon starts …
People ask why people are not willing to sacrifice for the environment and sacrifice for the greater good. You have to have a plan that will work. It is not about the tragedy of the commons. It is about the tragedy of bad and failed plans. People have been asking for sacrifice for the environment …
Hong Kong’s “Umbrella revolution”, named after the protection the demonstrators carry against police pepper-spray (as well as the sun and the rain), was triggered by a decision by China in late August that candidates for the post of the territory’s chief executive should be selected by a committee stacked with Communist Party supporters. Protesters are …
Various environmental groups have tried to block or slow Canadian oilsand development. Alberta is fiercely independent of the federal government and does not forgive them for the national energy program The energy sector (oil and gas/mining)accounted for over 22 per cent of Alberta’s GDP in 2012. But that is only the direct number. All of …
Currently humanity can control about 20 terawatts and this is increasing at 3% per year. As an unintended by-product there is slow climate change over the course of many decades to centuries. There have been many proposed plans to terraform Mars, but those are to bombard with objects from the asteroid belt or add bioengineered …
Terrestrial Energy’s IMSR (Integral Molten Salt Reactor) features a self-contained reactor Core-unit, (the “IMSR Core-unit”), within which all key components are permanently sealed for its operating lifetime. At the end of its 7-year design life, the IMSR Core-unit is shut down and left to cool. At the same time, power is switched to a new …