life extension

Speculative Technological Convergence – Nuclear power for Ten Thousand Exoskeletons

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Previously this site speculated on near term technology that would enable a powerful version of the science fiction Bolo supertank. Now the converged projection is that technology will soon enable effective exoskeletons with compact electric engines, mass-produced portable nuclear reactors, UAVs with electric engines, higher electrical density and longer lasting ultracapacitor/battery combinations. Hyperion Power Generation …

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International Rectifier new gallium nitride devices will make Power Conversion a lot more efficient

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International Rectifier Corporation (NYSE:IRF) announced the successful development of a revolutionary gallium nitride (GaN)-based power device technology platform that can provide customers with improvements in key application-specific figures of merit (FOM) of up to a factor of ten compared to state-of-the-art silicon-based technology platforms to dramatically increase performance and cut energy consumption in end applications …

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IBM Develops Electric Control of Light from Carbon Nanotubes

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By fabricating an optical cavity around light-emitting nanotube mirrors at the bottom and top, wavelengths were confined to the desired 1.55-micron communications frequency. IBM researchers see a development path to light emitting nanotubes with no waste heat and a way to create a superlattice array of tubes for silicon photonic chips for optical computers. EETimes …

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Cheaper and greener biodiesel process

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A better biodiesel process has been developed with no waste products and lower costs. Raw fats and oils of any type are combined with an alcohol. This mixture is run through a sulfated zirconia column heated to 300 degrees Celsius. Easy Fatty Acid Removal (EFAR) system recycles any unreacted raw material back through the reactor. …

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Prediction: Dark Knight will top Titanic United States Box Office

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This is a small prediction on a trivial topic. Dark Knight will earn more than the non-inflation adjusted total of Titanic. This Mondays numbers were 45% over the Dead Man’s chest numbers, which could be an indication of longer legs than Dead Man’s chest. An extra $4 million this week if the pattern holds throughout …

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Two genes found that make Schizophrenia 15 times more likely

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Genetics is believed to be a main cause for 70% of schizophrenia. If gene therapy can fix the genetic factors then schizophrenia could be reduced by 70%. This would save tens of billions of dollars each year in the USA and hundreds of billions of dollars around the world. It would reduce homelessness by up …

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Detecting, preventing and more effectively treating Alzheimers

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PET scans could detect Alzheimer’s as early as 10 years before people show symptoms of the disease, allowing them to begin treatment earlier. If the disease is detected ten years in advance it provides a lot of time for treatment and lifestyle change to slow or possibly prevent the occurence of the disease. Plus more …

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North Dakota Bakken oil heading for 200,000 barrels of oil per day by end of 2008

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North Dakata has added 20,000 barrels of oil per day since the end of 2007 and the end of May, 2008 At the end of May, 2008 North Dakota is producing 156,356 barrels of oil per day. Nine other states currently are listed in the count as being “major” oil-producing states: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, …

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Less than ten years to develop offshore oil if regulations modified

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Investors Daily has an editorial by Monica Showalter which proposes that offshore drilling in the United States could develop oil far faster than ten years if regulations were adjusted. California’s 10 billion barrels in offshore oil could be brought to market in as little as a year “if the moratorium were lifted,” according to a …

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