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China domestic aircraft carrier has conservative updating of the Soviet version they converted and the next ships will upgrade to nuclear propulsion and electromag launching of planes

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China will consider developing a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier after it gains enough experience in operating large vessels, Senior Captain Zhang Junshe with the People’s Liberation Army Naval Military Studies Research Institute said. China Shipbuilding Industry Corp, which refitted the Liaoning and is building the second carrier in Dalian in northeastern Liaoning Province, has been researching …

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Elon Musk talks about 1200 kilometer (745 mile) range for Tesla Electric cars in 2020 and

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In a Danish television interview, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company will steadily increase the range of its electric cars over the next few years. In the interview (the relevant section begins at 6:22), Musk said that Tesla could increase the range of the Model S to 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) “within a year …

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Molten Salt Nuclear Reactor Review and Presentations

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There is a Molten Salt Reactor Review by Energy Process Developments Terrestrial Energy – Integrated MSR (IMSR) The Integral MSR is also based on the MSR Experiment but has been modified to have a more sealed, passive approach. The design team is based in Canada with international involvement and support. An 80 MWth prototype reactor …

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Triton Hopper: Exploring Neptune’s Captured Kuiper Belt Object

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COMPASS Conceptual Design Team has a funded NASA NIAC phase 1 study. They want to develop a hopper vehicle using a radioisotope thermal rocket engine, using in-situ propellant, to explore Neptune’s moon Triton. This moon is thought to be a captured Kuiper Belt object due to its retrograde orbit and surface. It has a very …

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Warren Buffet owns railroad and tank car company and is a big Obama supporter. Obama blocks pipeline which boosts oil shipped by rail

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The Keystone pipeline expansion is still being stalled. Canadian Ambassador Doer observes that Obama’s “choice is to have it come down by a pipeline that he approves, or without his approval, it comes down on trains. Increased rail capacity is moving more oil from Canada’s oilsands More oil is moving by rail from North Dakota …

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An F-16 fighter jet has been converted into an unmanned drone

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As a pilotless F-16 roared into the sky last week at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., members of Boeing’s QF-16 team and the U.S. Air Force celebrated. Two U.S. Air Force test pilots in a ground control station at Tydall remotely flew the QF-16, which is a retired F-16 jet modified to be an aerial …

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World will be producing about 100 million to 110 million light cars and trucks by 2018-2020

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IHS has an Automotive Industry Outlook to 2020 Over 30 million will be sold in China. Strategy and PWC had a forecast for India’s 2020 automotive market SOURCES – Strategy and PWC, IHS Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com …

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General Fusion on track for Demonstration of Net Gain Equivalent Plasma Compression this year

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There is a 19 page presentation from 2012 that updates the progress of General Fusion General Fusion is trying to make affordable fusion power a reality. • Founded in 2002, based in Vancouver, Canada • Plan to demonstrate proof of physics DD equivalent “net gain” in 2013 • Plan to demonstrate the first fusion system …

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