Energy

materialsDiamonds and Ion Qubits

June 23, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
There are three major competing Quantum computer technologies for qubits. They are nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond lattices, trapped ions, and superconducting qubits. The benefit of trapped-ion systems is that the ions are inherently going to affect one another. They’re …
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energyFirst Light fusion Using Hypervelocity Projectiles for Pulsed Fusion

June 22, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
Startup First Light Fusion (FLF) claims it is on target to achieve fusion gain (more energy out than goes in) by 2024. They are not using lasers or intense magnetic fields which can prove to be very complicated and costly …
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scienceThe Universe is 14 Billion Years Old But Visible Universe is 92 Billion Light Years Wide

June 22, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
The Universe is 13.7 billion years old. About five billion years ago, an energy field that we call dark energy became important. Dark energy is a repulsive form of gravity, which means that the expansion of the universe isn’t slowing …
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energyGame Changing Direct Drive Fusion Propulsion Progress

June 22, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
Direct Fusion Drive, is a unique fusion engine concept based on the Princeton Field-Reversed Configuration (PFRC) fusion reactor under development at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. The truly game-changing levels of thrust and power in a modestly sized package could …
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magnetsPressure Changes Magnetism and Can Improve Electronic Device Performance

June 19, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
Oak Ridge researchers used pressure to manipulate magnetism in thin film materials used to enhance performance in electronic devices. They used neutron scattering at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Spallation Neutron Source to explore the spacial density of atoms and observe …
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futureQuantum Sensing With Squeezed State of Light Reduces Noise

June 19, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
Oak Ridge National Labs (ORNL) has quantum sensors that use a “squeezed” state of light to greatly reduce statistical noise that occurs in ordinary light. This could impact a wide range of potential applications from airport security scanning to gravitational …
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energyAdvancing to Cheaper Extraction of Uranium from Seawater

June 19, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
Researchers have a new material that selectively binds dissolved uranium with a low-cost polymer adsorbent. This could lower the cost and increase the efficiency of extracting uranium from oceans for sustainable energy production. There is about 4 billion tons of …
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exaflopWorld’s Fastest Supercomputer Triples Performance to 445 PetaFLOPS

June 19, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
Using HPL-AI, a new approach to benchmarking AI supercomputers, Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Summit supercomputer system reached 445 petaflops or nearly half an exaflops. The system’s official Linpack performance is 148 petaflops announced in the new TOP500 list of the …
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futureSpaceX Super Heavy Starship Presentation in July 2019

June 18, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
Elon Musk will likely have a Super Heavy Starship presentation in July, 2019. It will be after the first successful untethered hop tests for the Starhopper. Might get pushed to next month. Starhopper flight first. Waiting on engine repair. — …
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