An Electrochemical capacitors (ECs) that combines the power performance of capacitors with the high energy density of batteries would represent a significant advance in energy storage technology. This requires new electrodes that not only maintain high conductivity but also provide higher and more accessible surface area than conventional ECs that use activated carbon electrodes. Now …
Nanotechnologists from the University of Twente’s MESA+ and MIRA research institutes have developed a method for incorporating magnetic elements into non-magnetic materials in a highly controlled way. Using this technique, it is possible to drastically change the electrical behaviour of metals and even to give semiconductors magnetic properties. University of Twente researchers were able to …
AFP – Phys Org – President Obama’s budget proposal give NASA $17.7 billion, a decrease of 0.3 percent or $59 million less than 2012, the steepest cuts — a near 39 percent decline — hit plans for robotic exploration of Mars. The James Webb Space Telescope which will be 100 times more sensitive than its …
1. This is a follow up on the Lockheed Martin’s (LM) Squad Mission Support System (SMSS). The system, which turns a six-wheeled amphibious ATV into a robotic packhorse and charging station, has been subjected to a variety of simulated warzone environments in both remote controlled and fully autonomous modes” Defensetech.org – Army is sent four …
Smoking is a well-known risk factor for lung cancer, but nearly 25% of all lung cancer patients have never smoked. In a study published online today in Genome Research (www.genome.org), researchers have identified a previously unknown gene fusion event that could explain a significant proportion of lung cancer cases in never-smokers, and might serve as …
EETimes – A 50-hectare (about 120 acres) plot of land is being appropriated by the Central Taiwan Science Park in Taichung, Taiwan, on which foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) could build a 450-mm wafer fab, according a Taiwan Economic News report. A 450-mm pilot line is expected to go into Fab 12 in …
The 2011 International Electron Device Meeting is held annually to describe the state of the art in transistors and switching circuits. This year’s Washington meeting is exploring a variety of options for continuing Moore’s law for as long as is feasible. The keynote speaker, Intel Senior Fellow Mark Bohr, noted that traditional scaling ran out …
Rapamycin increases lifespan and inhibits spontaneous tumorigenesis in inbred female mice The nutrient-sensing TO R (target of rapamycin) pathway is involved in cellular and organismal aging. Rapamycin, an inhibitor of TO R, extends lifespan in yeast, fruit flies and genetically heterogeneous mice. Here, we demonstrate that lifelong administration of rapamycin extends lifespan in female 129/Sv …
1. WikiSensor dosimeter is an application for Smartphones for measuring radioactivity. Cameras lens, including CMOS sensors, found on most smartphones, are not only sensitive to visible light but also to other types of waves including Gamma and X waves emitted by radioactive sources. Covering the camera with something opaque (electrician tape, thumb of the user …
Michael Rose key point – Since Aristotle, virtually everyone who has worked on the biology of aging has conceived of it in terms of an underlying cumulative physiological process. But Michael Rose does not think aging is a cumulative process anymore. Michael Rose bred long lived fruit flies that live 4 to 5 times longer …
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