UCLA researchers use new microscope to ‘see’ atoms for first time

Ad Support : Nano Technology   Netbook    Technology News    Computer Software UCLA researchers report in the April 30 edition of the journal Cell that they have imaged a virus structure at a resolution high enough to effectively “see” atoms, the first published instance of imaging biological complexes at such a resolution. The research team, led by Hong …

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Polymer Optical Switches Could Make the Internet Hundreds of Times Faster

Ad Support : Nano Technology   Netbook    Technology News    Computer Software Tel Aviv University develops fiber optics technology to replace semi-conductors. It’s a new nano-based technology that can make computers and the Internet hundreds of times faster — a communications technology “enabler” that may be in use only five or ten years in the future. Dr. Koby …

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US Navy Research – Railguns and fuel Cell UAVs

Ad Support : Nano Technology   Netbook    Technology News    Computer Software The US Navy will be displaying latest advanced naval technologies geared toward the warfighter at the Navy League Sea Air Expo. These technologies include * Electromagnetic Railgun: The electromagnetic railgun uses electricity to launch projectiles. Its range exceeds 230 miles with accuracy within five meters of …

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Nanopatch induces a protective immune response Using 100 Times Less Vaccine

Ad Support : Nano Technology   Netbook    Technology News    Computer Software The Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, demonstrated that a vaccine delivered by a Nanopatch induces a similarly protective immune response as a vaccine delivered by needle and syringe, but uses 100 times less vaccine. Being both painless and needle-free, the nanopatch offers hope for those …

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Technology Acceleration Forecasts – More than Changes for the Individual

8th European conference on Computing And Philosophy — ECAP 2010 will be looking at the Singularity and Technology Acceleration * Claims about and evidence to acceleration * The nature of an intelligence explosion and its possible outcomes * The nature of the Technological Singularity and its outcome * Safe and unsafe artificial general intelligence and …

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Carnival of Space 140 – Looking for Kardashev III Artifacts

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 …

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Avatar Will be the Number One Domestic Movie On Feb 3, 2010 and is Over Two billion Worldwide

The week 7 weekend domestic box office for Avatar was $30 million for a $594 million domestic total. Avatar will pass Titanic non-inflation adjusted box office on Wed, Feb 3, 2010 I had predictions about Avatar’s box office Week 6 – $260 million est, $1.97 billion world, $570 million domestic Week 7 – $200 million …

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Trihydrides Appear to be a More Promising Path to Superconducting Metallic Hydrogen

High-pressure researchers, including Carnegie’s Ho-kwang (Dave) Mao, have now modeled three hydrogen-dense metal alloys and found there are pressure and temperature trends associated with the superconducting state—a huge boost in the understanding of how this abundant material could be harnessed. Computer modeling indicates that superconductivity for trihydrides (Hydrogen compounds with 3 hydrogens) set in at …

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Penn State has produced 100 mm diameter graphene wafers and Separate Arxiv Paper on 300 mm Deposition of Graphene

Picture – This graphene (100 mm / 4 inch) wafer contains more than 22,000 devices and test structures. Researchers in the Electro-Optics Center (EOC) Materials Division at Penn State have produced 100 mm diameter graphene wafers, a key milestone in the development of graphene for next generation high-power, high-frequency electronic devices. Graphene is the two-dimensional …

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Rethinking Air Travel and Air Security and Could Air Taxis Finally Takeoff

Airlines reported lengthy delays on international flights to the U.S. over the weekend amid heightened security after Friday’s alleged terrorism incident on a trans-Atlantic flight, but domestic passengers were largely unaffected by the new measures. AMR Corp.’s American Airlines said passengers and their luggage were being subjected to an extra round of screening at many …

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Uranium to 2020 Update

world uranium production by country up to 2008 The Ux Consulting Company (UxC) has the Uranium Suppliers Annual. This is a report that nuclear industry businesses pay money to get. They are projecting Kazakhstan increasing their uranium production to about 40,000 tons/year. Kazakhstan will continue its growth until 2015-2017. Kazakhstan is producing about 12,500-13,000 tons …

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