Clearwell Systems datasheet on their e-discovery (Artificial Intelligence – Data mining product) system which automates the discovery process for lawyers. * High-performance architecture processes and analyzes documents at rates of up to 1 TB per day. * Robust File Support: Processes and analyzes over 400 different file types, including support for OCR of images containing …
There is on the order of 7000 deaths per year from terrorism. state department stats on terrorism Most of it is terrorism within Afghanistan and Iraq. Global terrorism has far lower numbers of about 300-700 per year (other than in 2001). There were about 200,000 murders in the world (2000). 2-3% are likely arson, which …
In 2010, 57.4 million Chinese traveled out of China to see the world and to spend money on outbound tourism.For 2015, the China National Tourism Administration CNTA forecasts that 100 million travelers spending US$100 billion will turn China into the worldwide No. 1 international tourism source market. In 2010, the number of domestic tourists reached …
From Idaho Samizdat – Sens. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Mark Udall (D-CO) introduced legislation to direct the Department of Energy to develop innovative, low-cost nuclear reactors. The new bill is also co-sponsored by Sen. Mike Crapo, (R-Idaho) and Sen. Mary Landrieu, (D-Louisiana). The Nuclear Power 2021 Act (S. 512) proposes a program …
Status report from Nucnet, which summarizes Japan Atomic Industrial forum and other sources The immediate threat at Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant remains the possibility of damage to spent fuel in the spent fuel pools at all six reactor units, the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum (JAIF) said. (06:00 central European time) on 19 March using police high-pressure …
Dr Michael Allen describes how a Fukushima worst case scenario could develop. He is an ex-Sandia Engineer. Other experts disagree about worst case from this point. Also, these scenarios are avoided with fresh water in the reactors and on the spent fuel ponds. Dr. Michael Allen, vice provost for research and dean of graduate studies …
The situation is clearly (but slowly) stabilising. As each day passes, the amount of thermal heat (caused by radioactive decay of the fission products) that remains in the reactor fuel assemblies decreases exponentially. On March 11, the reactors went sub-critical, their power levels dropped by about 95 % of peak output (the nuclear fission process …
There is a two year solar soldier project in the UK The system’s innovative combination of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells*, thermoelectric devices** and leading-edge energy storage technology will provide a reliable power supply round-the-clock, just like a normal battery pack. The team is also investigating ways of managing, storing and utilising heat produced by the …
Gold-carbon nanoparticle interactions. (a) TEM image of the tip of a gold-carbon filament; (b) TEM image of encapsulated gold nanoparticles within the tip; (c) Initial gold-carbon nanoparticle configuration for a molecular dynamics simulation; and (d) molecular dynamics result after 10 ns showing wetting of a gold nanoparticle by carbon atoms in the 450K range. These …
Saudi military forces in tanks and armored personnel carriers crossed the 16-mile causeway into the tiny island kingdom of Bahrain to defend the Sunni monarchy against a Shiite revolt, raising the specter of sectarian clashes and heightened conflict with Iran. Saudi Arabia said 1,000 of its soldiers took part and the United Arab Emirates said …
In an interview with Sander Olson, Cornell engineer and researcher Hod Lipson discusses adaptive, evolving robots. Lipson’s robots compete and learn, and acquire new skills in movement. Lipson uses simulators to co-evolve both simulators and robots. Lipson’s has already demonstrated a robot that can compensate for losing a limb by modifying its movement. Hod Lipson …