Mitochondria rejuvenation in mice gave memory and exercise performance like a young adult for elderly mice

April 7, 2017September 28, 2013 by Brian Wang

Researchers took a naturally occurring mitochondrial transcription factor called TFAM, which initiates protein synthesis, and engineered it to cross into cells from the bloodstream and target the mitochondria. Aged mice given modified TFAM showed improvements in memory and exercise performance compared with untreated mice. “It was like an 80-year-old recovering the function of a 30-year-old,” …

John Cramer discusses wormhole travel

April 7, 2017June 20, 2013 by Brian Wang

From Adam Crowl coverage of the starship conference. John Cramer a physicist from the University of Washington, well-known to SF fans via his “Alternate View” columns in the “Analog” science fiction magazine, as well as several novels. John focused on the use of wormholes to allow rapid transit to other star systems. Simply put, wormholes …

Futurist Martin Discusses Changes in Energy, Environment, Employment and Humanity

April 7, 2017March 13, 2013 by Brian Wang

Dr. James Martin — Futurist Entrepreneur, British visionary entrepreneur, science-sponsor, author. Largest individual benefactor to the University of Oxford in its 900-year history http://GF2045.com/speakers. Martin was a pioneer in the automation of software development, and was ranked 4th in Computer World’s 25th Anniversary Edition’s most influential people in computer technology. He was a member of …

$7700 Self Driving Car System Uses Off the Shelf Parts and can be added to any Regular Car

April 7, 2017February 20, 2013 by Brian Wang

The Oxford University’s Mobile Robotics Group (MRG) RobotCar is a modified Nissan LEAF. Lasers and cameras are subtly mounted around the vehicle and taking up some of the boot space is a computer which performs all the calculations necessary to plan, control speed and avoid obstacles. Externally it’s hard to tell this car apart from …

Carnival of Space 271

April 7, 2017October 16, 2012 by Brian Wang

The Carnival of Space 271 is up at Tranquility Base Stephen Ashworth sits in at Centauri Dreams to riff on a big question: How are we going to build the Solar System-wide infrastructure we need to launch an eventual interstellar mission? A scenario for the ten-billion-times growth factor Within this middle way scenario, I would …

China nuclear plant construction progressing and on track for 27 new reactors by the end of 2015

April 7, 2017October 11, 2012 by Brian Wang

World Nuclear News – China installed the dome of the reactor containment building has been achieved at two more units – Fuqing 3 and Changjiang 2. The reactor dome of unit 3 at the Fuqing nuclear power plant in Fujian Province was successfully lowered into place on top of the containment building at 5.48am on …

India is planning a US$870 million project for an Exaflop Supercomputer in 2017

April 7, 2017September 20, 2012 by Brian Wang

Popular Science Australia – India’s government-backed computing agency has submitted a plan to the government there that calls for a massive investment in next-generation supercomputing power. The proposal, which calls for an investment of more than $870 million over five years, claims that it can rocket India to the very peak of the TOP500 list, …

Carnival of Space 261

April 7, 2017August 6, 2012 by Brian Wang

1. Centauri Dreams asks whether a white dwarf star could sustain planets with life, after reading an intriguing new study that makes the case for an 8-billion year habitable ‘window.’ 2. Nextbigfuture – The HiRISE camera is onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) photographed the landing of the Mars Science Laboratory which contained the Curiosty …

Japan restarted a second Nuclear reactor

April 7, 2017July 21, 2012 by Brian Wang

Kansai Electric Power Co said its 1,180-megawatt No. 4 reactor at its Ohi nuclear plant resumed supplying electricity to the grid on Saturday, Japan’s second nuclear unit to regain power since last year’s Fukushima crisis led to the shutdown of all units. The move came three days after the unit was restarted, and the reactor …

Foxconn builds Shangai Headquarters for operating and research hub

April 7, 2017May 10, 2012 by Brian Wang

Focus Taiwan – Foxconn Technology Group, the main manufacturer for Apple Inc., is determined to grasp opportunities in the China market by setting up a one-stop business service for customers. Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Group in Taiwan, broke ground Thursday on its China headquarters in Shanghai, as part of the group’s bid to …

Guided Self-Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles into Device-Ready Thin films

April 7, 2017April 28, 2012 by Brian Wang

Scientists with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley have directed the first self-assembly of nanoparticles into device-ready materials. Through a relatively easy and inexpensive technique based on blending nanoparticles with block co-polymer supramolecules, the researchers produced multiple-layers of thin films from highly ordered one-, two- and three-dimensional …