Flibe Energy has teamed with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to examine the use of nitrogen trifluoride as an agent to remove uranium from a molten-salt fuel mixture as a preliminary step for the removal of fission products. They will look at fluorination of Lithium Fluoride-Beryllium Fluoride. The US Department of energy will provide $2,101,982 of …
Researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have captured the one cell that is capable of regenerating an entire organism (flatworm). These used a technique that combines genomics, single-cell analysis, flow cytometry and imaging, scientists have isolated this amazing regenerative cell – a subtype of the long-studied adult pluripotent stem cell – before it …
Formal presentation of latest Turbo Rocket developments at 2018 AIAA Energy and Propulsion Conference. The Turbo rocket is the only rocket with the delta-V to get back to earth from the moon. A SpaceX BFR needs 5 refueling missions to go to the moon and back. SpaceX BFR would be $12000 per kilogram to the …
Divers in northern Thailand have rescued all 12 boys and their football coach from flooded caves, 17 days after they got trapped underground.
“Heavy Oil” is basically a dirty word in the energy world. But that’s all about to change. Technology company Petroteq Inc. is using a new proprietary Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) system that could completely revolutionize oil sands extraction. This technology just might be the key to unlocking the next wave of the energy boom leading …
NASA had funded a study that would examine SpaceX’s next-gen BFR rocket as an option for launching LUVOIR. The Large UV/Optical/IR Surveyor (LUVOIR) is a concept for a highly capable, multi-wavelength space observatory. On June 1, 2018, NASA HQ instructed the Decadal Mission studies (HabEx, LUVOIR, Lynx, and OST) to produce versions of their concepts …
Cryptocurrencies can still become the future of money. There is a 25-page paper that makes the case for crypto. * Cryptocurrencies can become units of account only if there is a friendly and conducive regulatory environment. * This could then allow businesses to accept cryptocurrencies as payment systems in a broader context. * The wider …
Elon Musk flew to Thailand with the mini rescue submarine. He tweeted out a picture after returning from Cave 3. There are still four boys and the coach to be rescued from the cave in Thailand. Rescue operations have been paused overnight. The Thailand and foreign dive team’s have shown dedication, skill and experience. Four …
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Keith Henson has some concerns that high volume flight rates for the SpaceX BFR could be a problem for the atmosphere if it was used for many thousands of flights to place massive amounts of space-based solar power to replace the usage of oil and other fossil fuels. SpaceX BFR has cheap orbital launch costs …
Bucknell described using a 72-ton machine for harvesting water from ice on the moon in a presentation from the 2017 Icarus Interstellar conference. The best estimates indicate there is 18 billion tons of water on the Southern pole of the moon. It would best be harvested using microwaves. A large ice harvesting machine could be …