A new technique – dubbed a dynamic sensor-regulator system (DSRS) – can detect metabolic changes in microbes during the production of fatty acid-based fuels or chemicals and control the expression of genes affecting that production. The result in one demonstration was a threefold increase in the microbial production of biodiesel from glucose. The DSRS is …
High-gain nuclear fusion could be achieved in a preheated cylindrical container immersed in strong magnetic fields, according to a series of computer simulations performed at Sandia National Laboratories. The simulations show the release of output energy that was, remarkably, many times greater than the energy fed into the container’s liner. The method appears to be …
We recently reviewed a study that indicated that doubling the broadband speed for an economy increases GDP by 0.3%. Also, an increase of broadband penetration of 10% increased GDP by 1%. More important to boosting the GDP of a developing country are roads (transportation), electricity/ energy, clean water, sanitation and good agriculture. Infrastructure is examined …
The blind see, the lame walk, and the deaf hear: in the future, neural implants could replace destroyed sensory cells in the eye or ear – a dream come true for humanity. One of the greatest challenges yet to be addressed is designing the interface between medical technology and human tissue. In order to overcome …
Smith Barney – Asian Affluence: The Emerging 21st Century Middle Class, June 2011 (27 pages) Global spending by the global middle class will rise from $21 trillion in 2011 to $56 trillion in 2030. 80% of the demand growth will come from Asia. 1.8 billion global middle class in 2009. 3.2 billion estimated for 2020 …
Washington Post – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Iran on Monday for twin attempts to bomb people affiliated with the Israeli embassies in New Delhi and Tbilisi, Georgia. The wife of an Israeli official in New Delhi and her driver were injured in a blast from explosives slapped on their car by a passing …
DNA can be folded into nearly any three-dimensional shape desired with the use of short DNA fragments. The DNA nanostructure can also be equipped with specific docking sites for proteins. A team led by Takashi Morii at the University of Kyoto (Japan) has now introduced a new method for attaching the proteins by means of …
A major national study examining British men’s attitudes to their appearance reveals that over four in five (80.7%) men regularly engage in conversation about one another’s body and that most are unhappy with their muscularity. The study found that men talk most about their unhappiness with their stomach, referred to most commonly as their beer …
Lawrenceville Plasma Physics has a 6 page report on their Dense Plasma Focus fusion project. They were able to use an axial field coil (AFC) to a ten-fold increase in x-rays emitted from a billion-degree plasma at the center of a magnetic vortex The AFC’s electric current of four amperes generated a magnetic field that, …
Internet videos not only let you learn physics from Richard Feynmann but also let you learn how to kip up from Ryan Doyle (Parkour expert) and how to dance the Michael Jackson Thriller Dance Learn how to kip up and more Parkour for Beginners Parkour Fight Science Learn how to Thriller Dance – first 6 …
The Russian government is seeking to accelerate the national economy’s growth to 6-7 percent annually and join the list of the world’s top five economies over five years, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. “We are setting the goal of accelerating economic growth to 6 percent, better to 6-7 percent, and join the …