Cheaper, faster and more accurate method for analysing protein synthesis in cells could transform antiaging research

Surrey researchers have been awarded £163,000 funding to develop a cheaper, faster and more accurate method for analysing protein synthesis in cells. To function correctly, each cell in the body depends on thousands of proteins doing their jobs in the right place and at the right time. When proteins are made in the wrong place …

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Google will launch a network of 180 internet access satellites but will still develop complementary internet drones and high altitude balloons

The Wall Street Journal reports that Google is planning to spend more than $1 billion on satellites that will offer internet access worldwide from space. The publication’s sources say that Google will begin with 180 small satellites that will orbit the Earth at a lower altitude than most other craft, before possibly expanding the fleet …

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Ex-800 Blade server uses hybrid memory cubes for super data performance with lower power usage

A single HMC (Hybrid Memory Cube) can produce an incredible data bandwidth of 160 GBytes/sec, thereby providing more than 15 times the performance of a state-of-the-art DDR3 memory module while consuming 70% less power. (Multiple HMCs can be chained together to appear as a single, mega-humongous memory.) The EX-800 Blade Server uses hybrid memory cubes …

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Credit-Driven China Glut Threatens Surge Into Bank Crisis

China has had a $6.6 trillion credit binge during the past five years, encouraged by Beijing policy makers as stimulus to combat a global economic slowdown, now threatens to stoke a debt crisis. At stake are trillions of yuan in bank loans that companies producing everything from ships to steel to solar power are struggling …

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Blue Origin’s suborbital reusable vertical takeoff and landing rocket is almost ready

Blue Origin is very close to making sub-orbital flights. Blue Origin will let researchers and other companies take a payload up into space—topping out at 100 kilometers—for about three to four minutes. The hope is that Blue Origin will be able to do this at a moment’s notice and do it often. Blue Origin is …

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Beginning to Commercialize Lithium Sulfur Batteries which have the potential to have several times the energy density of lithium ion while also being three times cheaper

OXIS is the first company to commercialize lithium sulfur batteries. OXIS has been achieving 20-percent year-over-year improvements for cells that are presently delivering 200 Wh/kg at the pouch cell level, 350 Wh/kg at the coin cell level, and with promise of a doubling or more in the next 2-3 years. Li-S battery manufacturing can use …

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With Rupee down the Indian GDP is down to US$1.68 trillion, China is five times bigger in nominal GDP

Indian rupee has declined further against the US dollar to Rs. 59.3 today. At this exchange rate, India’s GDP is down to US$1.68 trillion, about $200 billion less than it was in Fiscal 2011-12. India’s economy grew by 5.0% in 2012-13, its slowest annual rate in a decade, down from 6.2% last fiscal year. In …

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Fitch Rating Global Economic Outlook and other GDP Forecasts

Fitch Ratings says in its newly published Global Economic Outlook (GEO) that it expects the global economy to strengthen gradually in H213 and 2014-15 as the US gathers steam and the eurozone approaches a cyclical turning point. However, the agency has cut its 2013-2014 growth forecasts for all four of the BRIC nations. Its latest …

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Rumored to have 4.99 inch High definition AMOLED screen

The Samsung Galaxy S4 will feature a 4.99-inch, 1080p screen capable of displaying 440 pixels per inch. Previous rumors suggested that the Galaxy S4 will feature a powerful quad-core processor and 13-megapixel camera If you liked this article, please give it a quick review on ycombinator or StumbleUpon. Thanks Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist …

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