PCWorld – The first memristor products are in the works: HP has been working with memory manufacturer Hynix to produce them. Apostolopoulos says that the first memristor-containing products will appear in 2014 or 2015. When it comes to display technology, HP’s SAIL technology (self-aligned imprint lithography) is being used to create thin film displays that …
The Carnival of Space 251 is up at Chandra X-Ray Observatory blog Dear Astronomer – SpaceX made history by being the first private company to launch a mission to the International Space Station. The historic launch was SpaceX’s second demonstration test flight for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program. Spacex Launch for its Space station …
The Carnival of Space 251 is up at Chandra X-Ray Observatory blog Dear Astronomer – SpaceX made history by being the first private company to launch a mission to the International Space Station. The historic launch was SpaceX’s second demonstration test flight for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program. Spacex Launch for its Space station …
May 21, Intel Corporation previewed its first DOCSIS* 3.0 cable gateway solution that is capable of 1 gigabit per second (Gbps). The Intel® Puma™ 6 technology solution will help enable service providers to meet consumer demand and offer new services while extending their extensive network investments. A test program by South Korea’s SKbroadband is targeting …
University of Washington bioengineers have developed the first structure to grow small human blood vessels, creating a 3-D test bed that offers a better way to study disease, test drugs and perhaps someday grow human tissues for transplant. Zheng first built the structure out of the body’s most abundant protein, collagen, while working as a …
SpaceFlight Now – SpaceX has been successful in amassing a backlog of about 40 launches worth about $4 billion. The flights are for a mix of commercial and government customers, and the manifest is dominated by launches for NASA and Iridium, a mobile communications satellite operator. Spacex has made modifications to the launch pad at …
SpaceFlight Now – SpaceX has been successful in amassing a backlog of about 40 launches worth about $4 billion. The flights are for a mix of commercial and government customers, and the manifest is dominated by launches for NASA and Iridium, a mobile communications satellite operator. Spacex has made modifications to the launch pad at …
Graphene is the wonder material that could solve the problem of making ever faster computers and smaller mobile devices when current silicon microchip technology hits an inevitable wall. Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms in a tight hexagonal arrangement, has been highly researched because of its incredible electronic properties, with theoretical speeds 100 times …
The Carnival of Nuclear Energy 106 is up at Atomic Power Review Gail Marcus looks in detail at “Energy that could be too cheap to meter” Firstly, too cheap to meter does not necessarily mean free or very cheap electricity. Some pro-nukes today feel that “too cheap to meter” may yet be possible. Their point …
CORDIS – EU-funded scientists made advances in the development of a hybrid quantum system (HQS) by combining different quantum technologies. The ‘Hybrid quantum systems – integrating atomic/molecular and solid state quantum systems’ (HQS) project combined ultracold atoms with superconducting devices. Scientists considered that an ensemble of ultracold atoms could be coupled to a superconducting transmission …
The World Nuclear Association reports 53,494 tons of uranium produced for 2011. The WNA reference scenario projects world uranium demand as about 72,680 tU in 2015. Some of the new mines expected to reach substantial production in the next few years are: Vitimsky Russia 2012 Four Mile Australia 2013 Cigar Lake Canada 2013 Imouraren Niger …