A half barrel of rock holds the Thorium need to provide 91000 kwh which is the annual power needed for electricity, transportation and heat. 54 barrels of oil = 12 tons of coal = 5300 cubic feet of natural gas = 4 grams of thorium 5000 tons of thorium to power the current world energy …
Since early this year, China has been pursuing an “Internet Plus” action plan focusing especially on cloud computing. Early this year, the State Council unveiled an opinion about promoting cloud computing, expecting China to have built up several internationally competitive cloud computing enterprises that have controlled key cloud computing technologies by 2020, China Economic Net …
China is believed to be developing a new DF-5B liquid-fuel missile that will be able to strike any target on the planet. The People’s Liberation Army’s current or in-development arsenal of long-range strategic intercontinental missiles (ICBMs) are led by the DF-31A, the DF-41 and the JL-2, all of which feature solid-fuel rockets. The DF-31A, with …
The research arm of Samsung Electronics announced on June 25 that it has developed a technology to make a silicon cathode material for coating high crystal graphene on a silicon surface to realize an energy density almost two times more than that of existing lithium batteries. Existing lithium batteries, which were developed and commercialized by …
A team of MIT researchers have developed a printable origami robot that folds itself up from a flat sheet of plastic when heated and measures about a centimeter from front to back. The robot’s design was motivated by a hypothetical application in which tiny sheets of material would be injected into the human body, navigate …
Long-term unemployment has remained a persistent problem post-Great Recession – a somewhat new issue for the U.S., as compared to Europe. Despite declining over the last 5 years, the share of the unemployed who have been out of work for more than 6 months still exceeds its previous peak reached in 1981-82, and is well …
US$5.3 trillion; 6½ percent of global GDP—that is the IMFs latest reckoning of the cost of energy subsidies in 2015. The figure likely exceeds government health spending across the world, estimated by the World Health Organization at 6 percent of global GDP, but for the different year of 2013. They correspond to one of the …
PNAS – Holographic patterning of high-performance on-chip 3D lithium-ion microbatteries Microscale batteries can deliver energy at the actual point of energy usage, providing capabilities for miniaturizing electronic devices and enhancing their performance. Here, we demonstrate a high-performance microbattery suitable for large-scale on-chip integration with both microelectromechanical and complementary metal-oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) devices. Enabled by a 3D …
The Textron Scorpion costs $20 million, still not exactly a bargain by most people’s standards, but a fifth of the cost of the F-35. It suggests that not every advanced defence project has to necessarily come in years late and billions over budget – and points to a new twist in not only the future …
A video allegedly shows Russia’s brand new T-14 Armata tank. The Armata tank will be officially revealed to the public during the Victory Day parade on May 9. It has the T-14’s seven wheel design and 125mm extended length smoothbore gun. 20 Armata units have been manufactured and issued to troops for practical training. Armata …
New research, using ultrasound, has developed a virtual 3D haptic shape that can be seen and felt. The method uses ultrasound, which is focused onto hands above the device and that can be felt. By focusing complex patterns of ultrasound, the air disturbances can be seen as floating 3D shapes. Visually, the researchers have demonstrated …