From Wired,Scientists have proof in human subjects that resveratrol, a derivative of an ingredient in red wine, combats some symptoms of aging. Sirtris Pharmaceuticals announced the results here on Monday at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference. Resveratol, naturally found in red wine, stimulates a gene known as SIRT1, which has been linked with extended lifespans in …
The middle class earning between $30,000 and 100,000 is shrinking because more people are earning more than $100,000 There is a split into the regular middle class and a mass affluent class. Economist Stephen Rose, defining the middle class as households with annual incomes between $30,000 and $100,000, says a smaller percentage of Americans are …
By 2014 the Army may issue more than combat gear to deploying soldiers. University of Connecticut researchers are developing an implantable chip that would be injected under soldiers’ skin to help monitor vital health information while they are out in the field. These kinds of devices would help enable real time tracking of biomarkers for …
Apple’s Mac OS’s share of the overall operating system market hit 8% at the end of 2007 This share is very likely to increase because of faster growth in Mac sales and because of the shift to laptops where Apple is even stronger with 17.6%. Industry analysts predict that notebooks sales will exceed desktop sales …
Autopia discusses how fuel mileage will be improved. Just 58 of the 1,199 vehicle models listed in the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2008 Fuel Economy Guide (download zip file) get a combined city and highway fuel efficiency of 35 mpg or better. Industry experts said the first changes will be relatively subtle, relatively cheap and relatively …
Shared space programs work by tearing up the sidewalks, removing curbs and erasing street markers as part of a radical plan to abandon nearly all traffic regulations and force people to rely on common sense and courtesy instead. “Generally speaking, what we want is for people to be confused,” said Willi Ladner, a deputy mayor …
The EPA made a [politically based] ruling that denied California a waiver to set its own fuel standard This will be overturned in a lawsuit. California’s standard would be 36mpg by 2016 versus the recently passed 34 mpg by 2020 CAFE. Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with …
Duke Energy today submitted a combined construction and operating license (COL) application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a proposed two-unit nuclear station in Cherokee County, S.C. The proposed two-unit William States Lee III Nuclear Station will have a capacity of 2,234 megawatts. It is the first new COL with a new site …
Stripped down energy bill likely to pass An energy bill that would require cars and light trucks to have 35 mpg efficiency in 2020 is likely to pass. They failed to remove 13.5 billion in tax subsidies for oil and gas companies. Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger …
The Center for Responsible Nanotechnology has an interesting article on some trends towards lower cost for weapon system development and faster weapon system development cycles. One aspect of the article is whether the “decide to kill” option should be left to armed robotic systems. I do not think that is as big an issue for …
Wired magazine reports on atomic clocks, which are the basis of GPS technology and help science become more accurate. The NIST-F1, this atomic clock is more accurate for prolonged periods than any other clock — an order of magnitude better than the one it replaced in 1999. When the F2 down the hall goes online …