Until recently, the Internet2 had a theoretical limit of 10 gigabits per second, which is thousands of times faster than standard home broadband connections. By sending data using 10 different colors, or wavelengths, of light over a single cable, operators are boosting the network’s capacity to 100 Gbps. Internet2 already is planning future expansion. By …
Drexler is the one who started the idea of molecular manufacturing back in the mid-1980’s. The general focus of the Roadmap is on atomically precise technologies, not productive nanosystems. It provides merit criteria and metrics for research today. When selecting between proposals, look for atomic precision. Look for size, range of materials, other criteria that …
A protein in our cells called ‘Bub 1’ is essential for normal cell division to take place; if the gene that generates Bub 1 is ‘switched off’ then the cells are unable to divide successfully. Now that scientists understand the precise role of Bub 1 in normal cell division, as well as what goes wrong …
Six web pages feature at IEEE Spectrum, that describes the technical achievement of High-K insulation for computer chips. Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News Blog. It covers many disruptive technology and trends including Space, …
The Milken institute has calculated the cost of the seven major chronic diseases and broken it down by state and projected those costs to 2023 by year and also to 2030 and 2050 The seven major diseases are:Cancers: 10.6 million cases (3.6% percent of US population) Diabetes: 13.7 (4.7%) Heart Disease: 19.1 (6.6%) Hypertension: 36.8 …
Successful recent ground tests of jet-fueled, ramjet/scramjet demonstrator engines by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and Aerojet represent important progress toward flight-testing of three separate hypersonic-vehicle programs. Using JP-7 jet fuel, PWR ran the combustor successfully at a variety of Mach numbers from Mach 2.5 to Mach 6.0, demonstrating “desired operability and performance” at each speed, …
BioNanomatrix Inc. and Complete Genomics Inc. said Thursday they have formed a joint venture that has received an $8.8 million government grant to develop a system capable of sequencing the entire human genome in eight hours at a cost of less than $100. Today, the cost of sequencing the roughly 3 billion base pairs in …
Here is the Breakdown of energy used in the USA by source from 2002 to 2006 Nnadir has a further breakdown of the non-fossil fuel portion Non-fossil fuel source Share of non-fossil fuel total shareNuclear: 54.5% 8.2%Conventional Hydro: 19.2% 2.9%Wood: 14.0% 2.1%Other biofuels like, and including, ethanol: 5% 0.7%Garbage burning (waste): 2.7% 0.4%Geothermal: 2.3% 0.3%Wind: …
Matthew S. O’Connor (okee, a.k.a. Dr. Okie) reports on the SENS3 conference on life extension at the Ouroboros website. Okee is currently a postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley, Bioengineering Department in the laboratory of Dr. Irina Conboy. Biomedical remediation (essentially the brain-child of Aubrey de Grey) is moving along quickly. Two teams have identified strains …
Researchers at the Carnegie Institution, has found a key biochemical cycle that suppresses the immune response, thereby allowing cancer cells to multiply unabated. The research shows how the biomolecules responsible for healthy T-cells, the body’s first defenders against hostile invaders, are quashed, permitting the invading cancer to spread. The same cycle could also be involved …
WiPower uses induction (magnetic coupling) to transfer power from the base station to the receiving devices. They are claiming 68% efficiency in the transfer of power and believe that they can achieve 80% efficiency. A regular power cord is 58% efficient. Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with …