[Guardian.com] The 1972 book Limits to Growth, which predicted our civilisation would probably collapse some time this century, has been criticised as doomsday fantasy since it was published. The entire 211 page book is online. There were dozens of model runs in the book. The Limits to Growth apologists seem to be taking credit for …
India’s indigeneously built Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu is likely to be commissioned next year, Parliament was informed today. The 500 MW reactor which is part of the second stage in India’s three stage nuclear program is complex technology mastered by India. India is hoping to win Japanese backing for a nuclear …
[The Atlantic] For two years, Google has been working to build flying robot drone that can deliver products across a city in a minute or two. Project Wing is a secret drone program that’s been running for two years at Google X. Taken with the company’s other robotics investments, Google’s corporate posture has become even …
As revolutionary as GPS has been, however, it has its limitations. GPS signals cannot be received underground or underwater and can be significantly degraded or unavailable during solar storms. More worrisome is that adversaries can jam signals. GPS continues to be vital, but its limitations in some environments could make it an Achilles’ heel if …
Speakers on a panel are considerong the possibility of applying a drug design similar to ones emerging from the Alzheimers disease and cancer communities. The feasibility of applying such a model will be considered with the biology of the disease, regulatory concerns and pharma needs in mind. Aubrey de Grey Christy Carter, University of Florida …
Molecular engineering of gene therapies for the nervous system DNA as medicine Historical timeline in molecular medicine development started with small molecules (1908 start) Protein therapies (1920s start) gene therapies (1980s had some therapies that were somewhat effective) Stem cells (1960s start) More chronic health conditions are now the problems. Chronic age related disease alzheimers, …
LIVE UPDATE James O’Neill (Mithril Capital) on the FDA – The people there like science and curing disease. It is not a people problem, the FDA is structured to make it difficult to move trials forward. Justin Padinske
Japan’s ongoing reliance on imported fossil fuels while its nuclear reactors await permission to restart continues to impact on the country’s greenhouse gas emissions and trade deficit. Japan depended on imported fossil fuels for 88% of its electricity in fiscal year 2013, compared with 62% in fiscal 2010, the last full-year before the March 2011 …
Reorient is a financial services group in Hong Kong Reorient provides a 62 page view of China’s economic transformation Why does this matter ? Because China’s Banks are collectively over thirty times bigger than Lehman’s was. It took the world a few years to recover from the worst of the 2008 financial crisis. A financial …
The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, which has named five projects for $500,000 Phase 2 awards.. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is leading one of the Phase II projects, one called ‘Orbiting Rainbows,’. It involves clouds of dust-like matter being shaped into the primary element for ultra-large space lens. Inspired by the light scattering and …
June 17th 2014 Closing Bell Session is a talk about SpaceX being the number one on CNBC’s Disruptor 50 List. They also talk about SolarCity’s major plan in NY and Tesla’s direct sales update. Elon feels it not just getting to Mars but there needs to be a sustainable human City on Mars. Elon says …