A scanning electron microscopy image of the master and slave lasers integrated onto a silicon substrate to form a miniature tunable laser. © 2010 IOP Singapore A*Star researchers are mastering bandwidth by developing tunable, low-cost laser device Transmitting information as pulses of light through fiber-optic cables is the fastest and highest-bandwidth communications technology that exists …
The Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative (APMI) has developed GPS guided mortars Current conventional mortar rounds used by the army only have an accuracy of about a 136 meter (446 ft) Circular Area Probable (CEP). This means that 50 percent of rounds will land within 136 m of the target, 43 percent will land between 136 …
The technique has already been used to print repairs into real animal bones By harnessing the capabilities of Solid-Freeform Fabrication (SFF) – also known as Rapid Prototyping (RP) – Cornel researchers can create living tissue of arbitrary 3D shapes directly from computer-aided design (CAD) data. The “printing ink” is a cell-seeded alginate hydrogel. The alginate …
Flux Capacitors and the Origin of Inertia (29 pages) The explanation of inertia based on “Mach’s principle” is briefly revisited and an experiment whereby the gravitational origin of inertia can be tested is described. The test consists of detecting a small stationary force with a sensitive force sensor. The force is presumably induced when a …
Current-generation Tegra 2 chips for smartphones and tablets include the AP20H and T20 SoC solutions, both built around ARM’s 1GHz dual-core Cortex-A9 processor. They are to be replaced soon, however, with Tegra 2 3D architecture consisting of the T25 and AP25 chips for smartphones and tablets, respectively. Upping the CPU frequency to 1.2GHz and adding …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software The Space elevator games power beaming competition has been delayed again. This time to March or April of 2011. The winner (Lasermotive) of the 2009 laser beaming/climber competition has a new video which is embedded below. The Lasermotive team and company announced new sponsors. The co-inventors …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Namibia, stung by the collapse of the diamond industry two years ago, is trying to diversify its $8.2 billion economy by exploiting uranium deposits that are the second-biggest in Africa. Namibia’s economy contracted 0.8 percent last year, after expanding 4.3 percent a year earlier, as mining …
Technology Review talks about the Rice University superacid process for making large quantities of Graphene. This method for making bulk Graphene was presented here at Nextbigfuture a week ago. Technology Review interviewed the researchers on the potential of the process. The process could also be used to bring down the costs of lightweight, tough structural …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software A japanese research team has found a material (titanium oxide) that could be used to make a low-price super disc with data storage capacity thousands of times greater than a DVD. The material transforms from a black metal state that conducts electricity into a brown semiconductor …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Dr. Frank Dimroth and his team made a metamorphic triple-junction solar cell that reached a record efficiency of 41.1%. To accomplish this, researchers created a multi-junction solar cell made of III-V compound semiconductors by stacking three single-junction cells on top of each other, each one particularly …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Businessweek – John Deal, chief executive officer of Hyperion Power Generation Inc., intends to apply for a license “within a year” for plants that would power a small factory or town too remote for traditional utility grid connections. Hyperion has more than 150 purchase commitments from …