Titanium foams replace injured bones

Ad Support : Nano Technology   Netbook    Technology News    Computer Software Flexible yet rigid like a human bone, and immediately capable of bearing loads: A new kind of implant, made of titanium foam, resembles the inside of a bone in terms of its structural configuration. Not only does this make it less stiff than conventional massive implants. …

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Skylon Spaceplane Project is nearing significant events

Richard Varvill, technical director and one of the founders of Reaction Engines believes the Skylon spaceplane project is now reaching its final stages. After decades of withdrawn government support and huge technical hurdles, the tide has turned in favour of high-tech manufacturing and, more importantly, human space travel. A recent study into the Skylon’s ability …

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CD8+ regulatory T Cells prevent the immune system from attacking its own cells in mice

Ad Support : Nano Technology   Netbook    Technology News    Computer Software Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists to identify cells (CF8+ T regulatory cells) in mice that prevent the immune system from attacking the animals’ own cells, protecting them from autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes, and lupus. The significance of this work is that CD8+ …

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Fujitsu Develops Technology for Design of Compact, High-Efficiency Wireless Charging Systems

Ad Support : Nano Technology   Netbook    Technology News    Computer Software Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced the development of wireless recharging technology that enables the design of magnetic resonance-based wireless charging systems that can simultaneously recharge various types of portable electronic devices. This technology not only promises more compact and more efficient power transmitters and receivers, it …

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Carnival of Space 166 – Project Argus

Ad Support : Nano Technology   Netbook    Technology News    Computer Software The Carnival of Space 166 is up at the Gishbar Times This site provided these two articles: High school student Erika DeBenedictis made prototype software for calculating and navigating low energy orbits using gravitational manifolds. This will enable autonomous robotic spacecraft to go anywhere in the …

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Carnival of Space 165 – Habitable Zone and Kepler Exoplanets

Ad Support : Nano Technology   Netbook    Technology News    Computer Software The Carnival of Space 165 is up at Cumbrian Sky Weird Warp discusses the habitable or goldilocks zone of solar systems. This site provided an article about China’s considering the development of a heavy lift vehicle that would be in the range of a Russian Energia …

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Techonomy Plenary Session – Philosophy and Turning the World to a Techonomic Direction

Ad Support : Nano Technology   Netbook    Technology News    Computer Software What will cities of the future look like Unleash collaborative energies and capabilities of everyone Need new ideas for climate and global growth ? Enough water, resouces and energy Recycle waste Energy with less environmental impact Imagine a clean future Technology and Innovation in all things …

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Carbon nanotubes and Graphene for Stronger ETFE Domes and to Add Circuits and Electronics

Ad Support : Nano Technology   Netbook    Technology News    Computer Software This site has been writing recently about ETFE and its widespread use in new architecture and proposing its use for domes over cities and canopies over roads. Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene, ETFE, a kind of plastic, was designed to have high corrosion resistance and strength over a wide …

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BP Trying Five Different Ways to Stop the Leak and My Suggestions for Future Mitigation and Preparation

Ad Support : Nano Technology   Netbook    Technology News    Computer Software BP says it is working on at least five possible approaches for halting the spew of oil from a damaged well deep in the Gulf of Mexico that is feeding one of the worst spills in U.S. history. * They still hope to seal the well …

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High Energy Microwave Cannon for Disabling Cars and Improvised Explosive Devices Has been Field Tested

Eureka Aerospace has a high energy microwave cannon for stopping cars Eureka Aerospace’s current High-Power Electromagnetic System (HPEMS) uses a compact, tunable power source and a high-gain antenna to beam microwave energy in the direction of targeted vehicles. Once emitted, these electromagnetic waves bring vehicles to a halt by inducing strong disabling currents in their …

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