Economy Watch lists the 12 fastest growing economies of 2011 GDP Growth Value 2011 forecasted population and GDP (Constant Prices, National Currency) Ghana 20.146 % (24.3 million people, US$23.4 billion GDP) Qatar 14.337 % (1.5 million people, US$132 billion GDP) Turkmenistan 12.178 % (5.5 million people, US$41 billion GDP PPP) China 9.908 % (1.35 billion …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software A model of the implantable bioartificial kidney shows the two-stage system. Thousands of nanoscale filters remove toxins from the blood, while a BioCartridge of renal tubule cells mimics the metabolic and water-balance roles of the human kidney. UCSF researchers today unveiled a prototype model of the …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software There was an estimate of $30 billion to save the lives of 10 million women and children but this cost estimate does not include other heathcare improvements needed to save all of those lives. The actual cost estimate is about $100-200 billion, but those programs still …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software McKinsey Global has a 94 page report on Debt and deleveraging : The Global Credit Bubble and its economic consequences and the Economist magazine has a special feature on debt and created a global debt map. The sustainability of debt shows that higher economic (GDP) growth …
Buzz Aldrin continues to push for an Earth Mars Cycling vehicle, which Buzz believes can be in operation by 2019. Buzz Aldrin’s personal website [Wikipedia] A Mars cycler (or Earth-Mars cycler) is a special kind of spacecraft trajectory that encounters Earth and Mars on a regular basis. The term Mars cycler may also refer to …
The 3D version of Titanic will be released later in 2010. Bobby Jaffe, the chairman Legend Films (3D movie conversion company) – 3D conversion mostly suits action films, such as Top Gun or The Matrix, but Avatar proved it’s best to use the technology to immerse the audience in the story rather than throw things …
Lawrenceville Plasma Physics (LPP) a small research and development company part way through a two-year-long experimental project to test the scientific feasibility of Focus Fusion, controlled nuclear fusion using the dense plasma focus (DPF) device and hydrogen-boron fuel. Hydrogen-boron fuel produces almost no neutrons and allows the direct conversion of energy into electricity. Success would …
Carnival of Space 126 is up at Gish Bar Times This site provided an article noting that the Space Elevator beaming competition is finally set for this coming weekend. Nov 2-6, 2009 The Planetary Society blog discusses the discovery of a cave on the moon A probable cave skylight on the Moon. This dark hole, …
1. University of North Carolina engineers have produced a ‘How-To’ Guide for Controlling the Structure of Nanoparticles. researchers from North Carolina State University have learned how to consistently create hollow, solid and amorphous nanoparticles of nickel phosphide, which has potential uses in the development of solar cells and as catalysts for removing sulfur from fuel. …
1. Scientists have identified a genomic “signature” in circulating blood that reveals exposure to common upper respiratory viruses, like the cold or flu, even before symptoms appear. The discovery could lead to dramatic changes in the way doctors care for the millions of people who develop upper respiratory infections every year. Ginsburg says the symptoms …
Some call Feed in Tariffs justified to make up for unpaid externalities from other energy sources like coal and natural gas but the incremental Feed in tariff payment is support. Even Ren21 of France calls it support. Feed in tariffs are paying a subsidy for 20 years on renewable capacity that is installed. 5.3 billion …
