European researchers have created a cheaper and more efficient superconducting tape which could one day be used to double the potency of wind turbines. The Eurotapes research project addressed two broad objectives: 1.- The integration of the latest developments into simple conductor architectures for low and medium cost applications and delivery of +500 meter tapes …
Construction and installation work formally started yesterday at the site of unit 2 of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, Atomproekt, the reactor design subsidiary of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, announced today. The first foundation stone for units 2 and 3 of the plant was laid in a ceremony held at the construction …
A Tesla Model 3 prototype was spotted and capture on video. In the background you’ll also see the SpaceX Hyperloop test track. At $35,000, the Tesla Model 3 will be the most affordable model yet. It is expected to be released in the latter half of 2017. The spy video showcases the electric sedan from …
Israel is working on two large procurement deals with the United States for jet fighters and helicopters to upgrade two IAF squadrons. Funding is to come from part of the MoU signed in September between Jerusalem and Washington that would provide Israel with $38 billion in military assistance over the next decade, to include American- …
President Trump as nominating Dr. Scott Gottlieb to be Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Gottlieb is a medical doctor and former FDA deputy commissioner. Gottlieb has advocated speeding up the approval complex generics — cheaper, copycat versions of products such as Mylan’s allergy jab, the EpiPen, and Copaxone, an injection for multiple …
According to French newspaper Le Figaro, Israel has already put its tiny F-35 Lightning II fleet to use as early as mid-January of this year, having only taken full delivery of the first F-35s in their 75-strong order in mid-December of last year. Reporter Georges Malbrunot, Le Figaro‘s Middle East correspondent, the F-35’s supposed initial …
In the TV show Game of Thrones, there is a common warning – Winter is Coming. It refers to an impending war and attack of Zombies. There has been steady stream of articles and studies that to detail concerns about automation and in particular artificial intelligence enhanced automation devastating entire categories of work. The warnings …
In June of 2016, China newest supercomputer, the Taihu Light system, nearly triple the previous record-setting numbers of another Chinese supercomputer, Tianhe -2. These results were achieved using a Chinese designed and fabricated 28nm System -on -Chip (SOC) architecture. This announcement was coupled with impressive advancements in indigenously developed system software and high performance computing …
2022 will be the year of decision for the Army’s nascent Next Generation Combat Vehicle, officials told the Association of the US Army conference here today. That’s when “at least two” NGCV demonstrators get field-tested by real troops. Those soldiers’ feedback, in turn, will inform Army leaders’ decision: whether to fund a full-up program to …
Scientists from the Biogerontology Research Foundation (BGRF) and University of Liverpool have announced a landmark database of lifespan-extending drugs and compounds called DrugAge. The database has 418 compounds, curated from studies spanning 27 different model organisms including yeast, worms, flies and mice. It is the largest such database in the world at this time. Significantly, …
Saudi Arabia had forecast a collapse in output from Russia’s mature fields. Instead, production has risen in the past two years to an all-time high of 11.2 million bpd, partly because a devaluation in the ruble reduced production costs. Russia has yet to deliver on the pledged cuts, while Saudi Arabia has cut its production …