NExtbigfuture is at the Foresight Nanotechnology Integration conference this weekend. Here is the link to the schedule. The Integration Conference brought together over 20 speakers to present their research and vision within the realm of groundbreaking atomic- and molecular-scale science and engineering with application across a wide range of advanced technologies, including materials, electronics, energy …
Sekisui Chemical has developed a high-capacity film-type lithium-ion battery with a silicon anode using a coating process that has simultaneously tripled the battery capacity (900Wh/L) compared to other Sekisui Chemical products; increased its safety (as shown by nail penetration tests or crush tests); and sped up production by ten times In the future Sekisui Chemical …
Harvard geneticist George Church, who cofounded Editas, says the CRISPR/CAS gene therapy technology’s ability to change single base pairs enables fundamentally new ways of thinking about gene therapy. Many inherited diseases, including cystic fibrosis and sickle-cell anemia, are caused by single base pair changes to the DNA sequence of genes; the precise CRISPR/Cas technology could …
IMEC has a roadmap to 5 nanometer features on chips. At 5nm, chip makers will need to supplement extreme ultraviolet lithography with direct self-assembly techniques (above). Prototypes now in the lab look promising (below) but are still well above the target of 10 defects/cm2.. If you liked this article, please give it a quick review …
The recent Bloomberg New Energy Finance report had the hopeful title “The Future of China’s Power Sector: From Centralized and Coal-Powered to Distributed and Renewable?” According to Bloomberg, 343-450 Gigawatts of new coal generation will be built in China over the next fifteen years, more than the total capacity of the entire current US coal …
By lowering the expression of a single gene, researchers at the National Institutes of Health have extended the average lifespan of a group of mice by about 20 percent — the equivalent of raising the average human lifespan by 16 years, from 79 to 95. The research team targeted a gene called mTOR, which is …
Jed Rothwell gives a positive review of the Hot Cat third party test paper These people think and write like engineers rather than scientists. That is a complement coming from me [Jed]. In every instance, their assumptions are conservative. Where there is any chance of mismeasuring something, they assume the lowest possible value for output, …
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has completed a feasibility study for a new commercial lunar lander for the Golden Spike Company (GSC). The study confirmed the viability of lander concepts for Golden Spike’s human lunar expedition architecture and conceived a novel new, low-mass ascent stage concept dubbed “Pumpkin.” About Golden Spike The Golden Spike Company (GSC) …
Dr. James Martin — Futurist Entrepreneur, British visionary entrepreneur, science-sponsor, author. Largest individual benefactor to the University of Oxford in its 900-year history http://GF2045.com/speakers. Martin was a pioneer in the automation of software development, and was ranked 4th in Computer World’s 25th Anniversary Edition’s most influential people in computer technology. He was a member of …
Sony Playstation 4 will bring movie like CGI and combine with superior motion control interaction. Simple User Experience Enabled by technology The PS4 will offer a low-power sleep state, so it will have instant-on capabilities. There will also be background downloading when the console is asleep or even powered off. For DLC, gamers will be …
German scientists are seriously developing a laser based system of weed control in order to be more “environmentally friendly” than using chemical poisons. What could go wrong ? Laser armed Robots and drones for farming and weed control and they will have artificial intelligence algorithms and high resolution cameras for recognizing plants. They would have …