Elon Musk tweeted two days ago tha Spacex has figured out how to design rocket parts just with hand movements. Spacex will post a video of the process next week. They then use 3d printing to make the parts. The director of the Iron Man movie Jon Favreau tweeted Musk asking: “Like in Iron Man?” …
Researchers believe they are closer to developing a blood test that could diagnose Alzheimer’s. A technique published in the journal Genome Biology showed differences in the tiny fragments of genetic material floating in the blood could be used to identify patients. The test was accurate 93% of the time in trials on 202 people. One …
1000 to 3000 watts of solar power that operate stand alone as well as on the grid can be used to provide power during a power outage and provide lower electrical costs at other times. 200 watt standalone solar is $400 or less. 400 watts is $700 or less. 2200 watts can be had for …
In recent years, the use of a simple inkjet technology for cell printing has triggered tremendous interest and established the field of biofabrication. A key challenge has been the development of printing processes which are both controllable and less harmful, in order to preserve cell and tissue viability and functions. Here, we report on the …
US daily crude oil production was over 7.0 million bpd for the first time since March, 1993 US crude oil production was 7.002 million bpd for the week ending Jan 4, 2013 Ethanol, natural gas liquids and refinery gains were 4.486 million bpd. The EIA energy shortterm energy outlook is for crude oil production to …
Rheinmetall has successfully tested its new 50kW high-energy weapon technology demonstrator. Conducted at the end of November, 2012 the test encompassed the entire operational sequence from target detection and tracking to target engagement. They shot down flying USV drones from a distance of 2000 meters and cut through a little over one half inch of …
Nextbigfuture covered what was four quadcopters that combined for the first manned flight at the end of 2011. This has now evolved into an all electric 18 propped vertical takeoff and landing system. It is the first purely electrically powered vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft – the Volocopter. The German Ministry of Transportation has …
MediaTek, a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions from Taiwan, announced the launch of the MT6589, the world’s first commercialized quad-core System on a Chip (SoC), available for mid to high-end Android smartphones and tablets worldwide. The chip combines the quad core processor with a graphics processor and will enable …
Emirates247 – China plans to build the Sky City skyscraper. Standing 838 metres high, 10 metres higher than Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, currently the world’s tallest tower, Sky City in Changsha, China, will be built in mere 90 days and completed by March 2013. The tower, the company says, will be able to withstand earthquakes of …
Popular Mechanics – Advances in electronics and launch technologies are enabling a new class of smaller, cheaper, and lower-flying satellites that could revolutionize how we use satellite imagery and communications. But it all depends on low-cost access to space and the emergence of customers who will use them. Chris Lewicki is chief engineer for Planetary …
TPM – SpaceX has over the past few months been testing a new experimental reusable rocket design, which the company calls “Grasshopper,” launching and landing it twice in two separate “test hops,” from its site in McGregor, Texas. Spacex’s ultimate goal, and that of its founder Elon Musk, is to drastically reduce the current costs …