Reaction Engines has begun testing of the Pre-cooler for the Skylon spaceplane. It is now fully integrated into the B9 test stand with the Viper jet engine, has finally begun this month after a number of delays shaking down the system. The initial tests have gone very well and represent a good start to the …
The UK Reaction Engines company is testing its integrated pre-cooler for the development of its Skylon Spaceplane project. The testing of the Pre-cooler, now fully integrated into the B9 test stand with the Viper jet engine, has finally begun this month after a number of delays shaking down the system. The initial tests have gone …
Steven Fowkes Use supplements as an inexpensive diagnostic. Example If you take a $20 bottle of natokynase and it helps you over two weeks to think more clearly It likely means you have an inflammation problem that is thickening your blood. It indicates you have an underlying problem to fix, but that you should also …
The Free Exchange blog at The Economist has accepted the Michael Pettis bet, and very cleverly (the bastards!) they have added a second one. Michael Pettis rejected making basically the same bet with me. The two bets. 1. The Economist says that at the then current dollar/RMB exchange rate China will be the world’s largest …
The Carnival of Space 241 is up at Starry Critters Discovery News – Asteroids: they’re big, scary and can kill millions. Nuclear weapons: they’re big, scary and can kill millions. Wouldn’t it make sense to unite the two? Centauri Dream’s Paul Gilster takes a look at the latest Kepler results in light of what may …
Reaction Engines is continuing testing and work on their pre-cooler for the Skylon rocket plane Progress has been made on the helium loop, liquid nitrogen cooling system and the Viper engine ready for pre-cooler testing to commence. Helium Loop at the B9 Test Area. The heat exchanger is the key piece of equipment of the …
Here are details from a 12 page technical specification We have been closely tracking China’s Broad Group and their prefabricated factory mass produced ‘Can be Built’ skyscraper technology. Six months ago they had earthquake certified a scale model of their 30 story building. now they have built an actual 30 story building in 15 days …
Blomoberg – Aging and shrinking labor pools are also poised to curb expansion across the other so-called BRIC nations that contributed almost half of global growth in the past decade. With fewer youths keeping factories going and more pensioners to support in those markets, the world economy is set to slow, Goldman Sachs says. The …
At UCLA’s Laboratory of Integrative Neuroimaging Technology, researchers use functional MRI brain scans to observe brain signal changes that take place during mental activity. They then employ computerized machine learning (ML) methods to study these patterns and identify the cognitive state — or sometimes the thought process — of human subjects. The technique is called …
Technology Review blog looks at an Arxiv paper on metamaterials on the Casimir force Nextbigfuture looked at the Huge Casimir effect at finite temperature in electromagnetic Rindler space paper seven weeks ago. In a particular kind of electromagnetic space called a Rindler space, the Casimir effect is huge. The essential idea here is that the …
A Skylon status update was given by Alan Bond of Reaction Engines at the BIS Propulsion meeting held at RAF Cosford last weekend. * Bond discussed the complexities involved in manufacturing the very fine tubes required for the pre coolers, and assembling them into the finished modules. The tubes are checked by automated electromagnetic sensors, …