Physicists have discovered how to create matter from light — a feat thought impossible when the idea was first theorized 80 years ago. In just one day over several cups of coffee in a tiny office, three physicists worked out a relatively simple way to physically prove a theory first devised by scientists Breit and …
Five ships will join in the evacuation of Chinese nationals from Vietnam after more than 3,000 fled the nation following deadly anti-China riots there last week over a Chinese oil rig deployed in nearby contested waters. Police and security officers in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi and in southern Ho Chi Minh City halted anti-China protests …
South Korea is seeking new export markets for its nuclear technology. They have submitted an application for design certification of the Advanced Pressurised Reactor-1400 (APR-1400) to the NRC (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission). Four APR-1400 units are under construction in Korea: two at Shin Kori and two at Shin Hanul. Four further APR-1400 units are planned …
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Venture Capitalist Steve Jurvetson (Draper Fisher Jurvetson is an investor in Dwave Systems) describes the speedup for Dwave Systems’ Adiabatic Quantum computers. At 2000 to 4000 qubits, Dwave Systems adiabatic quantum computer should become faster than classical computers for discrete optimization problems. Dwave should reach that level of qubits by about 2015. Steve Jurvetson Describes …
The European Commission has selected the two research proposals it will fund to the tune of half-a-billion euros each after a two-year, high-profile contest. The Human Brain Project, led by neuroscientist Henry Markram at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne, plans to simulate everything known about the human brain in a supercomputer. …
Wired Danger Room provides an update on the deployment of the first US Navy Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) around Singpore. The ships costs $670 million each and the Navy plans to get 55 of them. The ship currently has some big problems related to operating after taking one good hit, shooting accurately and performing the …
The Carnival of Space 284 is up at Tranquility Base blog Supernova condensate – Just how Earth-like was Mars in days long past? A 2 billion year old martian meteorite found in Morocco suggests that in ancient times, Mars was likely a much wetter planet than it is now. Weirdwarp talks about the X-37B. After …
1. thevenustransit site has a short explanation about the rising moon with a nice video 2. The Meridiani Journal has more ‘bubbles’ from Curiosity – a lot of them Mastcam image from sol 137 showing more of the “bubbles” on the bedrock. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech 3. Omega Centauri is on the hot spot! Personal …
WSJ – SolarCity’s shares opened at $9.25 on the Nasdaq Stock Market NDAQ -0.29% on Thursday, up 16% from their $8 IPO price. The stock continued its climb minutes after its first trade, rising 28% to $10.23 in recent action. SolarCity, in San Mateo, Calif., made it to market after pushing back its debut by …
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft -Continuous fiber-reinforced composites with thermoplastic matrix resins are very well suited for use in automotive manufacturing. However, to manufacture them is complicated. A new approach now makes it possible to use the injection molding process. To date, it has been very laborious to manufacture fiber-reinforced composites with a thermoplastic matrix in large quantities. Researchers …