From a 15 slide pdf presentation by Tom Richmond on Montana’s Bakken oil. Nextbigfuture has already provided detailed coverage of Bakken oil in North Dakota and Saskatchewan Oil companies in MontanaA breakdown by share of production in 2005. The major companies are Continental Resources, Headington Oil, Burlington Resources, Enerplus Resources USA and Encore Operating LP. …
The lead Bussard Fusion Reactor (BFR) experimenter is considering making turnkey fusion test reactors for 500,000 to 1 million dollars. One of the things we have been considering is selling a “turnkey” version of the WB-7. In this case we would design, build, license and deliver an operating Polywell, probably on the scale of the …
Many in the media have been claiming that the race for the Democratic nomination is over. It likely may be, but it could be far closer than is currently believed. It could still turn the in favor of Hillary Clinton. Realclearpolitics makes the scenario where Hillary makes the race far closer with wins in West …
I had previously covered the PETA $1 million prize for invitro (test tube / factory meat from stem cells) meat. PETA prize for chicken meat that can pass a fried chicken taste test and be sold in ten states commercially Many people have an initial reaction that invitro meat would be yucky and they do …
Previously nextbigfuture has discussed the new family of superconducting materials based on iron and arsenic compounds The Christian Science Monitor indicates some experts say they’ve seen hints suggesting that these new materials should post impressive magnetic-field numbers soon. The iron in these new superconductors could allow some applications such as wires and electronics and more …
The one year anniversary edition of the Carnival of space is up at Why Home School ? As this is the anniversary edition it is the largest ever with the most articles. I provided my article updating the progress of the vasimr plasma rocket and comparing the solar electric sail to a dandelion seed on …
Life often modifies its genetic material without changing the letters of the genetic code. One of the main ways this is done is through the addition of a chemical unit called a methyl group to a gene. Joseph Ecker of the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California and colleagues have used a new method to …
Italian researchers study the problem of thermoelectricity and propose a simple microscopic mechanism for the increase of thermoelectric efficiency. Basically their theory is that thermoelectric conversion of heat into electricity can reach the Carnot limit and have some new computational modeling to guide development toward that goal and to model materials in a way that …
A new computer simulation has revealed a self-healing behavior in a common ceramic that may lead to development of radiation-resistant materials for nuclear power plants and waste storage. The materials could make nuclear plants that need less maintenance and which last longer which improves the economics of power generation. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s …
Current and proposed car fuel efficiency standards from around the world. UPDATE: The Dept of Transportation Secretary Peters Proposes 25 Percent Increase in Fuel Efficiency Standards Over 5 Years for Passenger Vehicles, Light Trucks. Fuel efficiency standards for both passenger vehicles and light trucks would increase by 4.5 percent per year over the five-year period …
During the Go Tournament in Paris, staged between 22 and 24 March 2008 by the French Go Federation (FFG), the MoGo artificial intelligence (IA) engine developed by INRIA — the French National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control — running on a Bull NovaScale supercomputer, won a 9×9 game of Go against professional …