Graphene computer components holds the possibility of increasing computer speeds into the 1-100 terahertz range. This is a significant advance towards making that and other graphene electronic and computer applications possible. 15 page pdf in arxiv of Graphene Field-Effect Transistors with High On/Off Current Ratio and Large Transport Band Gap at Room Temperature EETimes reports …
Gizmodo has complaints about the Apple iPad. * the large bezel * no cameras builtin – there is the camera connection system * on screen keyboard – there is a docking station and keyboard accessory * as previously noted at this site – no flash, no HDMI out, no multi-tasking NPD Group complaint via Forbes …
(H/T to Joel Upchurch for the links) The interstellar spaceship that is used in the Avatar movie story is based upon the Valkerie Antimatter Starship designed by Charles Pellegrino and Brookhaven physicist Jim Powell Dr. Pellegrino served as a scientific consultant on James Cameron’s Avatar movie. The interstellar vehicles seen in the film are based …
This is an article that will discuss aspects of the Avatar movie and it will have spoilers. Avatar has reached a worldwide box office of $1.858 billion. It has the record for worldwide box office and foreign box office. It will have the domestic box office record in a couple of weeks. Monday had 3.2 …
EEtimes reports on an Intel Facility in Ireland that is researching on pushing lithography and self assembly for chip manufacturing on the 11 nanometer and smaller nodes. Intel has an advanced research facility in Ireland that is looking 5-10 years out. Much of Intel’s nanotech research is done with the Center for Research on Adaptive …
1. Utility companies and the government have agreed to allow all of Germany’s 17 nuclear power plants to keep operating, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Saturday, even two which were scheduled for closure soon. The two older reactors scheduled to be taken offline in the near future, Biblis A in Hesse and Neckarwestheim I in …
BBC News – The confirmed death toll from Haiti’s devastating earthquake has risen above 150,000 in the Port-au-Prince area alone, a government minister has said. Many more remain uncounted under rubble in the capital and elsewhere, including the towns of Jacmel and Leogane. Leogane had a population of 134,000 and 90% of the buildings were …
Disqus Comments are not working in IE browser. Appear to work with Firefox. Hopefully the issue will be resolved on the Disqus end shortly. Apologies for any inconvenience. the problem lasted from Jan 21-23, 2010. It is fixed now Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million …
There is an analysis of the model income of the world from 1970 and 2006. Model income is the level of income that is most common in the world. The graphs show on the left vertical the population with a particular income level and the bottom horizontal shows the income level. In 1970 about 50 …
The Wall Street journal summarizes the yearend country economic data * The International Monetary Fund, in its latest World Economic Outlook from October, forecast Japan’s annual economic output for 2009, in U.S. dollars at market exchange rates, at $5.049 trillion. * The IMF had an outdated estimate for China of $4.758 trillion. But China’s National …
Eric Drexler wrote an article about why he believes that nuclear fusion will not provide power. Eric is an expert in molecular nanotechnology and has deep knowledge in chemistry, physics and space technology (among other things). He is pointing out studies which indicate the cost problems even if the tokomaks of the ITER project are …