Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software 40% of Taiwan’s exports go to Hong Kong and China. A new Trade deal between China and Taiwan will lead to tighter relations between China and Taiwan and China will then allow Taiwan to remove economic barriers with the rest of Asia, the EU, and the …
Ads : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News   Computer Software 1. Barry Brook, a leading australian academic, predicts that global demand for mined uranium will rise at least fourfold over the next 30 years, driven by rising electricity demand and scaling back on fossil fuel dependence. Thermal reactors currently contributed about 380 GW (gigawatts) of global electricity …
Ads : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News   Computer Software “China is adjusting its mid- and long-term nuclear plan and judging by current work preparations, nuclear capacity by a conservative standard will reach 70-80 GW by 2020,” Huang Li, deputy head of the National Energy Administration’s energy saving and equipment department Huang Li said the government is …
Ads : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News   Computer Software Physorg – Scientists from the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine have synthesized a single, multifunctional polymer material that can decontaminate both biological and chemical toxins. They described the findings recently in Biomaterials They devised a polyurethane fiber mesh containing enzymes that lead to the production of bromine …
NEI Magazine looks at the history and details of the SWU (enrichment) market The capacity of all these potential centrifuge and laser projects totals almost 90 million SWU per year, sufficient to meet the needs of WNA’s Upper Scenario for the year 2024, and well in excess of requirements before that year and for the …
Network World – IBM’s Jeopardy-playing supercomputer is now capable of beating human Jeopardy contestants on a regular basis, but has a ways to go before it takes on the likes of 74-time champion Ken Jennings. IBM announced plans to build a computer that can win on Jeopardy last April, and expects to stage a public …
MIT researchers have developed a system that can wirelessly transfer power to multiple electronic devices simultaneously with high efficiency (over 50%). 25 watts of power was supplied to each of two electronic devices located two meters or more from the source coil (3 page pdf) Simultaneous mid-range power transfer to multiple devices The approach of …
Canberra-based QuintessenceLabs, a leader in quantum communications technology, has partnered with RMIT University to miniaturise its second-generation Quantum Key Distribution technology into a silicon photonic microchip. A commercial run of the quantum chip was about three years away. The technology uses one-time pad encryption in real-time, offering high-speed and untappable communications. Integration on to a …
There are 522 pages of unclassified DARPA projects for 2010-2011. This is a second look at more of the projects. The first look at DARPA 2010-2011 projects is here Transformer (TX) Vehicle AKA flying car ($12 million) The Transformer (TX) Vehicle program will examine the feasibility and approaches for developing vertical take-off and landing, road-worthy …
Plastics Today – Bayer MaterialScience has opened a large carbon nanotube (CNT) pilot facility in Leverkusen, boasting annual capacity of 200 tonnes The announcement from Bayer comes the same week that Belgian competitor Nanocyl said it was installing a new reactor for nanotube production that would boost its production capacity to 400 tonnes/year. That new …
PC World says to expect the Apple Tablet to be released on Jan 27, 2010 and expect it to be like a giant iPod touch For business users, the tablet should offer access to supersized versions of iPhone applications, which could drive corporate acceptance of both devices. iPhone 4.0 software, expected to be introduced as …