Peter Thiel Announces Breakout Labs to Energize Innovation

Calling for more rapid innovation in science and technology, Peter Thiel today launched a new program of the Thiel Foundation, Breakout Labs. Thiel announced that Breakout Labs will use a revolving fund to improve the way early-stage science and technology research is funded by helping independent scientists and early-stage companies develop their most radical ideas. …

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UCLA scientists engineer blood stem cells to fight melanoma

Researchers from UCLA’s cancer and stem cell centers have demonstrated for the first time that blood stem cells can be engineered to create cancer-killing T-cells that seek out and attack a human melanoma. The researchers believe the approach could be useful in about 40 percent of Caucasians with this malignancy. Done in mouse models, the …

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Australian and Czech project to make Thorium molten salt reactor

A group of Australian and Czech companies have come together to develop a thorium fueled molten salt reactor. While thorium reactors are currently banned in Australia, they are recognized to have less waste than uranium reactors, and do not have the capacity to produce weapons. Spokesperson for SDH and the Australian/ Czech consortium, Phil Joyce, …

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OECD Economic Outlook, Upside and Downside Scenarios through 2013 for OECD and China

OECD published their latest economic outlook with forecasts out to 2013. The global economy has deteriorated significantly since our previous Economic Outlook. Advanced economies are slowing down and the euro area appears to be in a mild recession. Concerns about sovereign debt sustainability in the European monetary union are becoming increasingly widespread. Recent contagion to …

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Saboteurs in Iran ?

Asia Times Online – The explosion at the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ (IRGC) Al-Ghadir base in Bigdaneh (near Tehran) on November 12 which killed the architect of Iran’s ballistic missile programme has added fuel to widespread suspicions that Iran is under concerted sabotage attacks by Western and Israeli special forces and intelligence services. Even though …

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Scientists discover secret of limb regeneration in Zebrafish

A team of researchers from the University of Konstanz in southern Germany claim they have solved the riddle after studying a master in the art of limb regeneration – the zebrafish. Before the zebrafish’s fins regenerate, the wound is closed with multiple layers of tissue. The cells beneath the stump then lose their identity and …

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Massachusetts state government meeting with Rossi and MIT for two days of meetings

According to Sen. Bruce Tarr, Andrea Rossi, “the Italian scientist who claims to have developed the world’s first nuclear cold fusion reactor is coming to the State House tomorrow to explore the prospects of developing the device and producing it in Massachusetts.” Tarr’s office says Rossi plans to visit Tuesday morning for two days of …

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Revolutionary ultrasonic nozzle can reduce water and energy used for cleaning by ten times

A team of scientists from the University of Southampton have developed a revolutionary ultrasonic attachment for taps, which massively enhances the ability of water to clean. Professor Tim Leighton and Dr Peter Birkin’s device works with cold water, minimal additives and consumes as much electrical power as a light bulb. Its application will be wide …

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Carnival of Space 220

Weareallinthegutter has Carnival of Space 220 The American Museum of Natural History’s Beyond Planet Earth contest. They’re looking for original, out-of-this-world ideas on the future of space exploration in 3 minutes or less – watch their introductory video to find out more: Universe Today cover Paul Spudis plan for a sustainable and affordable lunar base …

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How wrong and misleading can someone be yet still be an influential technical expert ?

How much does being usually technically right matter for being an influential technical expert ? Energy policy is a subject that requires a lot of scientific and technical knowledge. Energy policy is loaded with people who are lying, are making blatantly false and misleading statements. You can prove that the bulk or entirety of what …

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