Ads : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Jan. 12, 2010, NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, spotted its first never-before-seen near-Earth asteroid, the first of hundreds it is expected to find during its mission to map the whole sky in infrared light. There is no danger of the newly discovered asteroid hitting Earth. …
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) invites you to the inaugural ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit in the Washington DC area from March 1-3. The summit brings together all the nation’s key players in energy innovation: scientific researchers, VC investors, technology entrepreneurs, large corporations, and government officials The Program of …
Sidney Crosby helped save Canada from a nervous breakdown with the winning goal in a 3-2 victory over the United States in Olympic Hockey Healthcare Nextbigfuture has looked at comparisons of Canada and the United States healthcare systems before * Canadians spend about 55% of what Americans spend on health care and have longer life …
There are press releases, technical highlights and datasheets on Bloom Energy site Reader MVetsel provides calculations based on the datasheet and technical sheet – Okay, so all of the critical information can now be gleaned from the data sheet. The efficiency is 52% excluding any heat produced and based on my generous assumptions (below), this …
Eric Drexler makes what he self identifies as his most important blog post and it is on the topic of nanotechnology Summarizes hig Reaction And Interpretation of the NRC Report Eric Drexler gives his official reaction and interpretation of the 2006 report, A Matter of Size: Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative. The committee …
Tri-alpha energy may reveal some results or technical details in 2010 H/T Talk Polywell Patents related to the Tri-alpha energy work Back in 2007, Tri Alpha raised $40 million Unlike many government-sponsored efforts, however, Tri Alpha is working with fusion reactions that produce fewer neutrons and, thus, less radiation, Mr. Rothrock says. The company also …
This is the third set of highlights for Next Big Future for 2009. Here is the link to the highlights for weeks 7-12. Here is the link to the highlights for weeks 1-6 Nanotechnology 1. DNA origami can now make three dimensional boxes that can be opened and closed and locked. The boxes could be …
Related to ultradense deuterium and monopolium is some speculation in Isreal that there could be a way to enable a form of passive femtotech, which would be stable matter from subatomic particles. AB Matter speculation is that they think that they have a series of steps whichcan be taken to use neutrons or protons; elements …
The First 43 Years from 1966 to 2009We start just a little before 1966 (when the first show of the TV series was aired, which would technically be the first 45 years) to get a sense of technology and the world while the Star Trek show was in its development phase through to today. In …
There is a 19 page pdf that describes an integrated vision for Super soldiers in 2030. Many of the pieces are being funded and developed separately. An integrated program has not been funded. However, the United states has over $50 billion per year in undisclosed/classified military projects. This site has previously covered the $3 billion …
1. Heartland Robotics Update Rod Brooks, of Heartland Robotics, pointed out that between iRobot and Foster-Miller, New England has a virtual lock on the military robot business. Brooks wouldn’t give details about what his own company, Heartland Robotics, is up to—but he did say that it’s working on systems that will help American workers be …