The 140th edition of Carnival of Space is at Lights in the Dark This site provided an in depth look at the Vasimr plasma propulsion for a lunar tug and the funding of a nuclear fusion propulsion research center Centauri Dreams looks at Interstellar Archaeology to cosmic-scale artifacts like Dyson spheres or Kardashev civilizations. Suppose …
Rocketpunk Manifesto has an interesting article that references my article “Historical Colonization versus Historical Navies and Future Spaceships” In 1600 the economies were estimated at : China and India and other nations had larger GDP but it was Spain, Portugal, France, Netherlands and Britain that were the players in colonizing the Americas. Region / Country …
Sample of BSCCO-2212. Section pictured measures about 120 microns wide. $4 million in DOE funds will enable the Magnet Lab to investigate the complex copper oxide superconductor with the unwieldy name of bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide, or BSCCO-2212. They are seeing if BSCCO will enable a new generation of more powerful superconducting magnets. (32+ …
According to the Independent (UK) arab states have launched secret moves with China, Russia and France to stop using the US currency for oil trading. The current deadline for the currency transition is 2018. UPDATE:Gold hits a record high on rumor of the dollar replacement deal.END UPDATE The plans, confirmed to The Independent by both …
Satellites can enable 1.2 gigabit per second communication links the Japanese Kizuna satellite. The “KIZUNA” is a communications satellite that enables super high-speed data communications of up to 1.2 Gbps to develop a society without any information availability disparity. The KIZUNA (WINDS) does not require costly ground equipment. If you install a small antenna, you …
Carnival of Space 123 is up at Weird Warp This site provided an update on the Space elevator games. Finally they are almost ready to go and the University of Saskatchewan team is a favorite to win. Planetary society runs down all of the current robotic space mission activity. Centauri Dreams indicates how robotic space …
Hyperion Power Generation plans to build a small reactor manufacturing plant in the United Kingdom within the next two years. The firm says it plans to use the existing UK supply chain to build its 70MWt (27MWe), self-regulating reactor and that the UK will be its ‘launch pad’ for the European market. H/T AtomicInsights “We …
This silicon chip is patterned with waveguides that split optical signals and combine them with laser light to speed data rates.Credit: Alexander Gaeta Cornell University researches have developed an advancedment in optical communcation that is faster and uses less power. MIT Technology Review: The new device could also be a critical step in the development …
1. IBM has successfully developed a prototype of the semiconductor industry’s smallest, densest and fastest on-chip dynamic memory device in next-generation, 32-nanometer, silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology. IBM’s used 32 nanometer SOI technology to fabricate a test chip with an embedded dynamic random access memory (eDRAM) with transistor density four times higher than conventional 32 nanometer SRAM …
PowerSat Corporation estimates they can make 2500 megawatts of space based solar power plants for roughly $3-4 Billion. PowerSat is anticipating being able to transmit power to commercial customers in 10-12 years. Launching a powersat is very similar to launching a communications satellite, and uses the same technology and equipment. Where PowerSat’s satellites differ is …
In Vitro and In Vivo Pluripotency of piPSCs(A) piPSCs can effectively differentiate invitro into cells in the three germ layers, including neural progenitor cells (Pax6+), characteristic neurons (TUJ1+), mature cardiomyocytes (CT3+), definitive endoderm cells (Sox17+), pancreatic cells (Pdx1+), and hepatic cells (ALB+). Images were merged with DAPI (blue) staining.(B) RT-PCR analysis of invitro differentiation of …