Graphic comparing navy fleets of China, Japan and other asian countries

China has 205 ships over 500 tons Japan has 78 ships over 500 tons Vietnam has 55 ships over 500 tons Indonesia has 8 ships Malaysia has 2 ships Philippines has 4 ships Not in the graphic are India, South Korea and North Korea. India has about 137 ships As of 2015, the Indian Navy …

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Upgraded computer and fiber networking could reduce the weight of the M1A3 tank by 2 tons

The U.S. Army is making prototypes now of the M1A3 tank. The Russia-Ukraine war is increasing the need for modernized armor. Production units of the M1A3 should be ready around 2017. Estimates have determined that if the current computer cabling in the M1A2 tank were replaced with state-of-the-art fiber-optic cables, the weight of the tank …

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Young blood appears to boost the longevity of mice and gets stem cells to start dividing again in older mice

Young blood seems to turn back the effects of aging, potentially with few known safety concerns in humans and, so far, with corroborated results from parabiotic aging studies in multiple labs. But scientists and ethicists still worry about the treatment being tried in people outside approved clinical trials before evidence on its safety and effectiveness …

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A model to unlock the money of wealthy people to get more disease cures through clinical trials

There are over 100,000 people in the world worth more than £20 million($30 million). According to medical statistics, between three and five people in every 100,000 get neuroendocrine cancer every year. So, three to five supremely wealthy people will have neuroendocrine cancer. For £1 million($1.5 million) , sell one or two of the rich but …

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Europe tries to avoid or reduce recession will go for another round of quantitative easing and China’s August number look weak so an interest rate cut may come there

The euro zone’s fragile economic recovery came to a halt in the second quarter, in marked contrast to the United States, where the economy grew robustly. Like many of its neighburs struggling to rebound from the debt crisis, Italy slipped into recession for the third time since 2008. An inflation rate of just 0.3 percent, …

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China close to operation of two CPR1000 reactors at Fangjiashan and close to approving the CAP1400 reactor design

1. The process of loading fuel assemblies into the reactor core of unit 1 at the Fangjiashan plant in China’s Zhejiang province has begun. The process of loading all 157 assemblies into Fangjiashan 1’s core is expected to take three days to complete. Trial operation of the CPR-1000 reactor will then be able to begin, …

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Helion Energy plans to Enable Profitable Fusion Energy in 2019

Helion Energy’s Fusion Engine is the only demonstrated fusion energy source capable of producing both on demand and baseload power at low cost and with minimal environmental impact. Employing a patented staged electromagnetic compressor and direct energy conversion, the Fusion Engine efficiently harnesses fusion energy employing fuel derived solely from water. This IAEA award winning …

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Russia fired across the border to down a Ukrainian fighter jet

Ukraine on Thursday accused Russia’s armed forces of shooting down one of its fighter jets over Ukrainian territory, marking Kiev’s most direct accusation yet of Moscow’s involvement in the separatist conflict in the country’s east. A Russian military plane fired on and downed a Ukrainian SU-25 fighter jet that was flying over the town of …

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Harris and Harris invests in Nanotechnology, biotech and quantum computers and other Disruptive Science

Harris and Harris Group, Inc. builds transformative companies from disruptive science. They leverage our core scientific expertise to be FIRST in identifying new technology trends, in accessing high quality science and intellectual property, in building management teams and in executing on early-stage business growth. Our PROVEN team has the unique ability to identify and diligence …

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Pentagon view of China’s military, South China Sea Situation and Possibilities

A Department of Defense report to Congress looks at Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2014. It is 96 pages and looks at China’s military capability and what if China decided to retake the island of Taiwan by force? A chinese invasion of Taiwan is unlikely at the moment. The election …

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