Here are links and summaries of the first ten parts of the Feynman path to molecular nanotechnology as conceived and writen by Foresight President J Storrs Hall. 1. Feynman’s proposal to achieve molecular manufacturing. The idea is to start from the macroscale machining and fabrication and move to the nanoscale without ever losing the general …
a, A 2D DNA sheet structure formed by three anti-parallel ATTTATTT strands. The dotted lines between bases indicate hydrogen bonds. The open arrow in each strand denotes 5′ to 3′ direction. The dashed grey arrow (top right to bottom left) represents the roll-up vector along which the DNA barrel in b is formed. b, A …
Photos of one of the freight Maglev project in China.Linear Synchronous Motor Module. Shown with cover plate on the right. (January 2009) Completed capsule set for the Baotou demonstration system on the left. (October 2008) This is a follow up to the article on China’s pilot use of this technology for transporting coal. These are …
More details on the mesoscale mammal brain map proposal that this site first mentioned in February 2009 as the last entry in this post. Mesoscale is a few tens of nanometers and a few thousand molecules. There is a millimeter cube resolution brain map. So this would be about one million times higher resolution. The …
The Economist reviews how China is handling the current crisis. China is taking advantage of some opportunities to gain some more influence at an affordable cost by trading investment and money for more influence. China is being a bit more forward in various international dealings, but is avoiding the generation of unnecessary conflict and tensions. …
The BLEEX/HULC exoskeleton was developed in the City of Berkeley and State of California. There should be Federal stimulus dollars directed to a proposed BLEEX/e-bike electrified transportation system. * Lower medical costs * Help senior citizens stay mobile * Accelerate the electrification of transportation at lower cost than current plans * Reduce gasoline usage * …
The new HULC exoskeleton helps you carry 200 lbs for hours or days. For pure mobility, one could carry an electric bicycle. So what transportation options could mix in with the 200lb weight limit. The other transportation option also has to be able to carry you, your gear and the 50lb exoskeleton. Electric bike and …
Carnival of Space 92 is up in two parts at the Xprize.og Launchpad. You have to open your browser wide or scroll over to the right in order to get the scroll bar for the article which is inside some kind of frame. This site provided its article (by Joseph Friedlander) on four large launch …
Nano imprinting with Bulk Metallic Glass enables to directly replicate smallest features with high aspect ratio. Our current record is 13 nm and 50 for feature diamater and aspect ratio, respectively. MIT Technology Review reports that researchers at Yale University have demonstrated that these nanoimprint molds can be created from more durable materials. This advance …
From Green Car Congress: Wal-Mart Stores has set of goal of increasing total fleet efficiency by 100% from 2005 to 2015, and has already exceeded its 2008 interim goal of a 25% increase, according to Chris Sultemeier, Wal-Mart’s Senior Vice President of Transportation. Total fleet efficiency is a combination of driving and operational practices as …
General Fusion is a venture capital funded company that is taking an acoustic wave approach to magnetized target fusion (MTF). The approach is to have a sphere surrounded by steam pistons that drive a pressure wave inward to generate fusion compressions twice every second. They have performed some actual proof of concept experiments at 25 …