The U.S. and other industrialized countries are pushing to create a broad set of economic targets that would hold key countries – notably China – more directly accountable for their currency and other policies. Countries would commit to meet other, related targets and guidelines – such as avoiding excessive accumulation of foreign reserves or running …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Toshiba Corporation today unveiled the world’s first LCD TVs that offer comprehensive 3D capabilities without any need for dedicated glasses. The new “Glasses-less 3D REGZA GL1” series offers two models with screen sizes specifically designed for personal use: the 20-inch 20GL1 and the 12-inch 12GL1. Both …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software In July 2010, an industry organisation with members such as Toyota, Toshiba and Hitachi, IThEMS unveiled their plans to build the world’s first commercial Thorium Molten-Salt Reactor (Th-MSR) power generator. They are trying to get $300 million in funding. The first step on the path to …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Tomorrow, after four years of effort, Deal-Blackwell and Hyperion Power Generation co-founders will sit down with NRC officials in Washington to begin discussing how the Commission might begin regulatory review for the nation’s first small modular reactor. This month the Hyperion Power Generation signed a memorandum …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software The Aeryon scout is quadcopter UAV that has about a 3 kilometer range. The Aeryon scout costs $30,000 to 50,000. The AR Drone quadcopter costs $300-500 The AR Drone is half as fast (5 meters/ second instead of 10 meters/sec) and has 12 minute of flying …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Gordon Murray Design’s T.25 will not be just a small ‘big car’ but will have a radically innovative architecture and the flexible layout will support a variety of uses. Its compact size will allow ‘2’ T.25’s to travel in one UK motorway lane. Trebling the capacity …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Combinatorial library, meta-molecules and resonant modes. (a) Schematic of a combinatorial metamaterial library. (b) Schematic of the metamaterial unit cell. (c) and (d) show scanning electron micrographs of metamaterial unit cells of size s = 500 nm with small and large gap position asymmetries, = 1/7 …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software 12 nanometer graphene oxide circuits can be produced using heated atomic force microscope tips. Journal Science – Nanoscale Tunable Reduction of Graphene Oxide for Graphene Electronics The reduced form of graphene oxide (GO) is an attractive alternative to graphene for producing large-scale flexible conductors and for …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software The topic of brain emulation will be discussed this weekend at the Singularity Summit. Ray Kurzweil: The Mind and How to Build One Brian Litt: The past, present and future of brain machine interfaces Demis Hassabis: Combining systems neuroscience and machine learning: a new approach to …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Should a new war break out, Israel is determined to strike a devastating blow more quickly than it did during the last conflict, in which it failed in its objective of destroying Hizballah. Israel has publicly warned that it would destroy Lebanese civilian infrastructure and that …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software BP is now capturing 11,100 barrels of oil per day from the leak and they are adding a second ship to help process more oil. The second ship will allow BP to capture and process up to 20,000 barrels of oil per day. The leak will …