Superconductors.ORG (Joe Eck) claims the first observation of superconductivity above zero degrees Celsius. In repeated tests a small amount of the compound (Tl4Pb)Ba2MgCu8O13+ produced diamagnetic transitions over 277 Kelvin (see examples at page top) and resistive transitions over 276K (3C, 37F). This is the first time superconductivity has been seen above the freezing point of …
Cornell researchers have discovered that carbon nanotubes can transmit and receive light at the nanoscale. Carbon nanotubes, cylindrical rolled-up sheets of carbon atoms, might one day make ideal optical scattering wires — tiny, mostly invisible antennae with the ability to control, absorb and emit certain colors of light at the nanoscale. The researchers used the …
Many internet pundits pounced on the latest WikiLeaks allegation that China’s GDP figures were “man-made.” and Jim Trippon at Seekingalpha sets China’s GDP record straight. * The source of the wikileak quote was none other than vice premier Li Keqiang, the very man slated to become China’s next premier, after Wen Jiabao steps down * …
The Carnival of Nuclear Energy 29 is up at Idaho Samizdat India has officially begun building home grown 700 MWe reactors, The second unit of the Changjiang nuclear power plant on China’s southern island province of Hainan has officially begun construction. The nuclear power reactors on Hainan (this one and others) will reduce the province’s …
Rear Admiral Nevin Carr, the chief of naval research, said that prototypes of the rail gun generate 25 megajoules of energy, and a test next month will attempt 32 megajoules, getting a projectile traveling 100 nautical miles in six minutes — “well ahead of pace” for a target of 64 megajoules for a range of …
A “multilayer micromixer” production process developed at Oregon State University allows a much higher production rate of nanotech particles than conventional approaches, with no loss of quality. (Graphic courtesy of Oregon State University) Engineers at Oregon State University have discovered a new method to speed the production rate of nanoparticles by 500 times, an advance …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Reinventing [financial] Markets Speakers: J. Doyne Farmer, Santa Fe Institute Duncan Niederauer, NYSE Euronext Barry E. Silbert, SecondMarket Moderator: Justin Fox, Harvard Business Review What is wrong about financial markets today ? trust has been destroyed Nothing new is being created other than products the public …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Taiwan is scheduled to sign signed its first trade treaty with China tomorrow, strengthening commercial ties with the fastest-growing major economy and the island’s biggest trading partner and investment destination. * China will cut tariffs on 539 items from Taiwan valued at $13.8 billion, or about …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Predictions about China’s near term currency plans are summarized at Reuters.The expectations are for the Chinese currency to move from the current exchange rate of 6.83 against the US dollar to about 6.66 to 6.5 by the end of 2010 and then most have 6.5 at …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Kitegen situation statement from Carlo Perassi, board of wind Operations which has a stake in Kitegen – the public news that is available is on http://www.kitegen.com/ and http://www.windoperationsworldwide.eu/en/ I can only say, once again, that the well known 15 Million Euros was not funded. The UE …
Arxiv- Piezoresistive heat engine and refrigerator made smaller than half a cubic micron. (H/T MIT Technology Review blog Heat engines provide most of our mechanical power and are essential for long-range transportation. However, whereas significant progress has been made in the miniaturization of motors driven by electrostatic forces, it has proven difficult to reduce the …