78% (830,000 tonnes) of the 2018 U.S. plastic waste exports were sent to countries with waste “mismanagement rates” greater than 5%. Mismanagement means the plastic was probably dumped in a river. The actual mismanagement rates in China, India and Vietnam are 78-85%. Mismanaged “recycled” plastic probably ended up in the ocean. Plastic waste has been …
The best commercial computer chips have seven-nanometre transistors and a team in China led Professor Yin Huaxiang has developed 3nm transistors in the lab. Samsung, Intel, Samsung and Taiwan Semiconductor will all be commercially producing 3-nanometer chips in 2020 or 2021. High-performance negative capacitance p-type FinFETs (p-FinFETs) with a 3-nm-thick ferroelectric (FE) hafnium zirconium oxides …
China Finishes Second European EPR Reactor and Building a Reactor for Argentina
Fully 3D Printed Rocket Engine in Just 3 Parts and Full Printed Rocket in 60 Days
MYRRHA is an accelerator-driven fission system (ADS) that is a part of a new European research infrastructure with allocated 558 M€ over period of 2019–2038. MYRRHA is intended to be fully operational in 2033, with a first phase (100 MeV accelerator) ready in 2026.
Seaborg Molten Salt Reactor Will Fit on A Truck and Cost Less Than Coal Power
Google’s $10 Million Cold-fusion Team Made the Best Calorimeters and Open Science Investigation
Dilbert Creator Scott Adams describes how Artificial Intelligence can easily conquer humor and creativity. Most people think AI will not be creative and that artistic and creative jobs will be safer in the future. People believe this because most do not understand the creative process. Creativity is actually rapidly discarding bad ideas and being able …
Tim Dodd, Everyday Astronaut, has a detailed analysis of the SpaceX Raptor engine compared to the F-1 Saturn Five, Space Shuttle RS-25, the Russian RD-180 – used on US Atlas rockets and the Blue Origin BE-4. SpaceX Merlin engine costs less than $1 million. Elon has said SpaceX produce the Raptor for cheaper than or …
Ming Zhao is the founder and analyst at 86Research. Ming claims to have good information on Tesla’s China sales. Tesla China vehicle sales are volatile month to month. Sales and deliveries were good March not so good April then very big in May. The main cause is shipping timing. This has nothing to do with …
