General fusion aims to develop an acoustically driven magnetized target fusion (MTF) reactor. Two spheromaks are made to merge in the center of a 3 meter diameter sphere full of liquid lead-lithium. 200 pneumatic pistons hit the outside of the sphere and launch an inward going spherical pressure wave that focuses and compresses the merged …
1. The combined output of the developing economies accounted for 38% of world GDP (at market exchange rates) in 2010, twice its share in 1990 (see upper chart). On reasonable assumptions, it could exceed the developed world’s within seven years. If GDP is instead measured at purchasing-power parity, which takes account of the fact that …
N-Solv Corporation holds patents for proprietary technology for in situ solvent extraction of bitumen from oil sands. The process uses no water and 85% less energy than Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD). They have been awarded with $10.5 million by the Canadian government. UPDATE – Technology Review has coverage With conventional techniques, oil prices have …
Researchers at Columbia Engineering School have built optical nanostructures that enable them to engineer the index of refraction and fully control light dispersion. They have shown that it is possible for light (electromagnetic waves) to propagate from point A to point B without accumulating any phase, spreading through the artificial medium as if the medium …
Nanowire array production from a macroscopic rod by iterative thermal size reduction. Step 1: A macroscopic cylindrical rod (diameter 10 mm, length 200 mm) is fabricated from the material that is to become nanowires upon axial alongation. An thermomechanically suitable polymer sheet (PES, PEI, PSU) is tightly rolled around the rod in a clean room …
Biomicrofluidics – Embryonic stem cell bioprinting for uniform and controlled size embryoid body formation Two main goals of bio-inkjet printers is to grow new body parts for organ transplants or tissues for making regenerative medicine repairs. Making body parts, organs or tissues begin with a printed mass of embryonic stem cells. Getting the embroid body …
Some academics have written an 8 page paper about exascale computing and the end of Moore’s law. Marc Snir et al try to make the case that * We will hit the end of Moore’s law in mid-2020 with 7 nanometer lithography chips. * spintronics may not be ready in time they call for * …
Dark red lines show the high speed rail that should be done at the end of 2012 China will be starting up the Beijing to Shanghai high speed rail line on Thursday. There is 17,000 km (11,000 mi) of high-speed lines are now under construction in China. The entire HSR network will reach 13,073 km …
The cloaking shell is made of easily-manufactured sheets of plastic with holes through them The cone of Silence would enshroud its users within a transparent sound-proof shield. (Comedy gag from Get Smart) The real life acoustic cloak uses simple plastic sheets with arrays of holes, and could be put to use in making ships invisible …
Xanthipress – The first official presentation of Defkalion Green Technologies in Xanthi, was held Thursday afternoon in the auditorium of Town Hall Paleo Faliro, Greece. Defkalion is trying to produce energy from the fusion of hydrogen-nickel using the Energy Catalyzer invention of Focardi-Rossi. The presentation was made by the company president Alekos Xanthoulis, accompanied by …
Xanthipress – The first official presentation of Defkalion Green Technologies in Xanthi, was held Thursday afternoon in the auditorium of Town Hall Paleo Faliro, Greece. Defkalion is trying to produce energy from the fusion of hydrogen-nickel using the Energy Catalyzer invention of Focardi-Rossi. The presentation was made by the company president Alekos Xanthoulis, accompanied by …