Raytheon created nearly every component of a guided weapon using additive manufacturing, more commonly known as 3-D printing. The components include rocket engines, fins, parts for the guidance and control systems, and more. “You could potentially have these in the field,” said Jeremy Danforth, a Raytheon engineer who has printed working rocket motors. “Machines making …
Nextbigfuture wrote an article on November 6, 2014 that emphasized that Japan wants and is investing in elder care robots to reduce the need to foreign workers to take care of all of the old people in Japan. On Nov 7 ,2014 Thespeaker.co had an article that was clearly mostly inspired or taken from the …
A planned merger between China’s two leading train makers spells gloom for their European competitors. CNR and CSR, China’s two train makers, which are respectively the world’s largest and second-largest train makers, recently announced plans to merge in a move that will make them a powerhouse in the high-speed rail industry. No further details have …
The Carnival of Nuclear Energy 230 is up at Areva Blog New life for Idaho test reactor, are SMRs next? – Neutron Bytes, Dan Yurman A nuclear test reactor built in 1959, refurbished in 1988, and shut down in 1994 will get a new lease on life. Idaho could be a site for a future …
Robin Hanson discussed great filters in regards to the Fermi Paradox. Humanity seems to have a non-trivial chance of expanding to fill the universe with lasting life. But the fact that space near us seems dead now tells us that any given piece of dead matter faces an astronomically low chance of begating such a …
A historic ‘turning point’ against Alzheimer’s as UK researchers discover how to halt death of brain cells, opening new pathway for future drug treatments. Although the prospect of a pill for Alzheimer’s remains a long way off, the landmark British study provides a major new pathway for future drug treatments. The compound works by blocking …
A new method for developing stem cells enables the production of liver and pancreatic cells in “clinically relevant” quantities for the first time, paving the way for regenerative therapies. A new method for creating stem cells for the human liver and pancreas, which could enable both cell types to be grown in sufficient quantities for …
Lloyd Alter at Treehugger reports that Broad Group has gotten permission to proceed with the construction of the 220 story Sky City skyscraper starting in June, 2013 in Changsha. Broad Sustainable Construction informs Lloyd Alter and Treehugger that a long and arduous approval process has been completed, and that they are starting excavation and construction …
Akamai study shows that Google Fiber is causing competitors to speed up internet service in Kansas and other locations where Google Fiber is being offered. In the fourth quarter of 2012, Kansas saw the largest jump in average Internet connection speeds of all U.S. states compared to the fourth quarter of 2011, with an 86 …
Harvard business review looked at the the Spacex process for lowering the cost of space. Spacex has a big goal, learned from the past, looking at the whole picture to find and prioritize opportunities, then refining key aspects of the space flight model to achieve their objective — is an approach that can make any …
The Carnival of Space 297 is up at Dear Astronomer The Meridiani Nournal reports New space telescope will continue search for Earth-like worlds The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), a project of MIT, was selected by NASA as part of its Explorer Program to launch in 2017 and will be funded by a $200 million …