Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software The CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) dipole magnets are designed to operate at magnetic fields of about eight tesla, or 8 T These LHC magnets use cables made of superconducting niobium titanium (NbTi), and for five years during its construction the LHC contracted for more than …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Previously white LEDs had a max of about 60 lumens per watt but the new White LEDs have 135 lumens per watt and match the best lighting alternatives The new LED can replace traditional fluorescent bulbs for all general lighting applications, and also be used for …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=17555522&postID=9221569040176362595 MIT has created a robotic prototype that could autonomously navigate the surface of the ocean to collect surface oil and process it on site. The system, called Seaswarm, is a fleet of vehicles that may make cleaning up future oil spills both less expensive and …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Up to 100,000 lives could be saved every year if a known drug (tranexamic acid TXA), were given to seriously bleeding trauma patients.In countries like India and China it could save about 12,000 lives each year. The Lancet shows that tranexamic acid (TXA), which helps blood …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software The LA Times reports that the US Global Positioning System is getting an $8 billion upgrade. The upgrade GPS will have accuracy to less than one meter. Typically unenhanced accuracy now is about 15 meters (50 feet). Scientists and engineers — including those at a sprawling …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software In April 2001, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that the total population of the United States on April 1, 2000, was 281,421,906. The apparent precision was entirely spurious. The Director of the Census Bureau later remarked that the true population of the United States in 2000 …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News   Computer Software Carnival of Space 149 is at starry critters. This site provided: A spacecraft on a computer chip prototype should be launched this year. If this works it would open the door to cheap computer chip spacecraft that would act as sensors and monitors all over the …
Ads : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software This image shows the smallest superconductor, which is only .87 nanometer wide. Via Eurekalert Ohio University – Scientists discover world’s smallest superconductor Scientists have discovered the world’s smallest superconductor, a sheet of four pairs of molecules less than one nanometer wide. The Ohio University-led study, published Sunday …
University of California, Berkeley, engineers have created energy-scavenging nanofibers that could one day be woven into clothing and textiles. These nano-sized generators have “piezoelectric” properties that allow them to convert into electricity the energy created through mechanical stress, stretches and twists. “This technology could eventually lead to wearable ‘smart clothes’ that can power hand-held electronics …
There is a 208 page EMP (electromagnetic Pulse)Commission report which discusses the interconnections between critical infrastructure and specific steps to increase robustness and recoverability The Department of Homeland Security has responsibility in the USA to get these kinds of plans implemented. There is an office of infrastructure protection. The plans and documents that are on …
Millions of tons of menhaden and other small fish are removed from the oceans each year to feed fish, poultry, and swine. The total amount of fish harvested for fishmeal has not changed in the last 20 years, but the demand has increased sharply. This pressure is thought by some to presage ecological problems and …