CNET – Columbia researcher Nina Tandon believes that the era of engineered tissues — think ultimately of a replacement kidney grown in the lab — is just beginning. Medical science, boosted by manufacturing and information technology, is on the cusp of being able to grow human tissue. So believes Nina Tandon, a senior fellow at …
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DNA holds the genetic code for all sorts of biological molecules and traits. But University of Illinois researchers have found that DNA’s code can similarly shape metallic structures. The team found that DNA segments can direct the shape of gold nanoparticles – tiny gold crystals that have many applications in medicine, electronics and catalysis. “DNA-encoded …
Mark Jacobson has a paper with a review of global energy and the environment where he allocates hypothetical carbon emissions to nuclear energy based on terrorism and war. He allocates for a hypothetical nuclear war to nuclear power. I have addressed some of this before. For the nuclear proliferation Proliferation is more a matter of …
China is considering a 100 PetaFLOP Super Computing Center in Chongqing. The proposed design would use the “Dawn-7000″ high-performance computer design. The article at Chinatechgadget does not give a clear indication that this project has been fully funded. If you liked this article, please give it a quick review on ycombinator or StumbleUpon. Thanks Brian …
On July 3, Hunan Hengyang city government with CNNC signed a project cooperation agreement of intent to jointly promote the the Hengyang ACP100 small PWR (Pressurized Water Reactor) Project. In late 2011, the budget for two ACP100 modular reactors was allocated. The first ACP100 reactor will start construction at the end of 2013 in Putian, …
US Light vehicles sales for all of 2011 totaled 12.8 million, Autodata said, an increase of 10.3% from 2010. Car sales may rise 12 percent to 14.3 million this year and 3.5 percent to 14.8 million in 2013, Southfield, Michigan-based AlixPartners said. In the three years through 2016, sales may rise 7.4 percent to 15.9 …
Barrels and cones dot an open field in Saline, Mich., forming an obstacle course for a modified vehicle. A driver remotely steers the vehicle through the course from a nearby location as a researcher looks on. Occasionally, the researcher instructs the driver to keep the wheel straight — a trajectory that appears to put the …
On a purchasing power parity basis, I believe that China has already passed the USA. The World Bank/IMF figures for PPP are wrong based upon 2005 numbers that did not properly survey the rural areas. There are many academic studies and information from the University of Pennsylvania which supports the conclusion that the 2005 World …
With a new manufacturing technology, researchers at KTH Microsystem Technology hope to bring mass innovation capabilities to smaller companies and markets — just as affordable computers have dramatically increased innovation in information technology. Production of silicon micro- and nanosensors with today’s technologies requires a full-scale clean-room laboratory costing millions of euros – facilities that few …
Wired – Russian industry and defense leaders announced plans last week to bankroll the Russian Foundation for Advanced Research Projects in the Defense Industry. (RFARPDI) Russia’s newly re-coronated president, Vladimir Putin, has already sent a bill to parliament to authorize the agency, which will be tasked with keeping track of projects that “can ensure Russian …