Hydrogen ions in the solar wind likely combine with oxygen on any asteroid or moon on or near the surface to make water. Nature Geoscience – Direct measurement of hydroxyl in the lunar regolith and the origin of lunar surface water Remote sensing discoveries of hydroxyl and water on the lunar surface have reshaped our …
1. Apple plans to unveil the “iPad mini” on Oct. 23 at an invitation-only event. The Apple iPad Mini will feature a 7.85-inch liquid-crystal display and a Lightning connector. It will also probably be thinner. 2. Today Samsung globally launched the rumored Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini, a smaller version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 that …
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new nanolithography technique that is less expensive than other approaches and can be used to create technologies with biomedical applications. “Among other things, this type of lithography can be used to manufacture chips for use in biological sensors that can identify target molecules, such as proteins …
Business Week – International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) researchers spent four years developing Watson, the computer smart enough to beat the champions of the quiz show “Jeopardy!” Now they’re trying to figure out how to get those capabilities into the phone in your pocket. Finding additional uses for Watson is part of IBM’s plan to …
Rethink Robotics is developing a new generation of robots to improve productivity in manufacturing environments. They will be easy to use, adapt to their environment, autonomously sense and will be flexible and versatile. They will be easy to buy, train and deploy and will be much less expensive than traditional industrial robots. NY Times – …
Rand Simberg has an excellent obituary. Several years ago, at one of his rare public appearances, when he accepted an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the University of Southern California (he had gotten his Masters degree in engineering there decades before while living in Southern California) and gave a commencement address. Note that he …
Glybera is the first gene-therapy medicine to be recommended for authorisation in the European Union. Gene therapy medicines have the potential to cure genetic disorders by replacing a defective gene with a working copy, thus helping the body to recover functionality. Glybera uses an adeno-associated virus vector as the delivery vehicle to add working copies …
WSJ – High-tech implants will soon be commonplace enhancements under our skin and inside our skulls, making us stronger and smarter. Daniel H. Wilson on our ‘superabled’ future. “Amped” author Daniel Wilson discusses the emergence, in the not-so-distant future, of a new class of people whose microchip-enhanced mental abilities may raise questions about what it …
Scientia Sinica Physica – Graphene control cutting using an atomic force microscope based nanorobot The electrical properties of graphene strongly rely on its size,geometry and edge structure.Therefore,the ability of fabricating graphene into desired configuration is one of the enabled techniques to manufacture graphene-based nanodevices and push it into practical applications.However,there is no effective way to …
The Spacex launch was aborted at the last second. They will try again in three days If you liked this article, please give it a quick review on ycombinator or StumbleUpon. Thanks Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is …
A Queen’s University researcher has created a Star Trek-like human-scale 3D videoconferencing pod that allows people in different locations to video conference as if they are standing in front of each other. “Why Skype when you can talk to a life-size 3D holographic image of another person?” says professor Roel Vertegaal, director of the Human …