Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software An article is up on the Oildrum which discusses my winning the world uranium in 2009 bet and the energy generation bet. The Oildrum article was not written by me, so Gail had a different take on the situation. Updated Uranium predictions Brian Wang Dittmar midpoint …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Researchers found that disabling the FucM (fucose mutarotase) gene – which influences the levels of oestrogen to which the brain is exposed – caused the mice to behave as if they were male as they grew up. BMC Genetics – Male-like sexual behavior of female mouse …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software EEstor received a patent for large scale grid storage. ARPA-E provided one million dollars in funding for Recapping Inc. Pennsylvania University in conjunction with Recapping Inc. in Menlo Park, Calif., will develop a novel energy storage device — a high-energy density capacitor — based on a …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software EEtimes reports that Hewlett-Packard researchers are exploring ways to make their memristor the centerpiece of a future server design. In addition, the company determined low power processors such as those based on ARM cores are superior for some data center workloads. HP Labs is working on …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Ericsson estimates show that the number of mobile broadband users will increase from today’s 400 million to 3.5 billion in 2015 and then to 6 billion mobile broadband users in 2020 and 50 billion connected devices. * Less than 5% of the world’s population has access …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Researchers have isolated collection of “pure” or spin polarized positronium atoms for the first time. Spin is a fundamental and intrinsic property of an electron, and refers to the electron’s angular momentum. Spin polarized atoms are atoms that are all in the same spin state. A …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News   Computer Software 1. The first concrete has been poured at the Taishan nuclear power plant in Guangdong province, China, marking the official start of construction for the site’s second EPR (French nuclear reactor) unit. 2. Germany’s Christian Social Union wants the country to reduce its use of coal …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software The nanopyramid which was built initially with only 6 blocks may not look as good as the human-made Step pyramid, but the nanopyramid only took approximately 15 minutes using blocks with overall sizes and weight with were much more difficult to work with Nanowerk reports that …
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New research from Harvard University, an unspecified factor in the blood of young mice can reverse signs of aging in the circulatory system of older ones. It’s not yet clear how these changes affect the animals’ overall health or longevity. But the research provides hope that some aspects of aging, such as the age-related decline …
Scientific summary of International Conferences on Cold Fusion 15 (ICCF15) by David Nagel (11 page pdf) The library of ICCF15 presentations is here Gas Loading * Arata and Zhang (Osaka University) have performed gas loading of Pd nanoparticles in recent years. Their report dealt with the production of energy and helium in two types of …