Space Disco converted thirty entries into a video carnival This includes this sites contribution of an article on Winterberg’s concept for fusion propulsion and power. Centauri Dreams wonders if the Earth could survive the sun turning into a red giant. Check out the carnival at Space Disco for a lot more. Brian WangBrian Wang is …
Using a mouse genetically altered to model lymphoma, extra copies of the sirtuin gene were applied or they were fed them the sirtuin activator resveratrol, which in turn extended their mean lifespan by 24 to 46 percent. SIRT1 Redistribution on Chromatin Promotes Genomic Stability but Alters Gene Expression during Aging Genomic instability and alterations in …
The International Energy Agency has made a new comprehensive forecast of world energy from now until 2030. The conclusions are: Current energy trends are patently unsustainable —socially, environmentally, economically– Oil will remain the leading energy source but…> The era of cheap oil is over, although price volatility will remain> Oilfield decline is the key determinant …
The zero energy future does not exist. This kind of future is often seriously discussed at peak oil sites, where they say that after say one hundred years there will be no more oil and civilization will revert to a pre-oil status. Biofuels are already here and can be scaled up. There is already over …
1. A team of internationally renowned astronomers and opticians may have found a way to make “unbelievably large” telescopes on the Moon. – they are synthesizing ionic liquids that remain molten even at liquid-nitrogen temperatures.– all the materials for an entire lunar telescope 20 meters across would be “only a few tons, which could be …
MIT Professor of Mechanical Engineering Seth Lloyd has found that a peculiar quantum-physics property called entanglement can be harnessed to make detectors–similar in principle to radar systems used to track airplanes in flight or ships at sea–that are as much as a million times more efficient than existing systems. In addition, beams of entangled light …
1. Financial market graphs can be mined using dwave’s quantum computers The dark blue shows that the solution is saying that a diversified portfolio would be Google, ZymoGenetics, Yahoo, Affymetrix and Microsoft. 2. Verifying whether a logic circuit performs to specifications is an important part of the circuit design process. These benchmark SAT problems were …
Tobacco mosaic virus is like a 18-nanometer wide straw, which can hold gene silencing RNA The tobacco mosaic virus appears to be the key to safe and effective delivery of gene silencing RNA. Bentley’s team has successfully hollowed out the virus and filled it with siRNA, and then used it to slip the frail substance …
PowerGenix makes a variation on nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries, which are often used in hybrid vehicles (which have a conventional engine to back up the batteries). The company has created a nickel zinc (NiZn) battery that has 35 percent higher power and energy density than NiMH, but is half the cost of a lithium-ion …
Angry Astronomer is hosting the Carnival of Space week 63. This site supplied the Carnival with the new capabilities that we have to reduce and reverse the Casimir force which could lead to breakthrough space propulsion and being able to tap Zero Point Energy Babe in the Universe discusses the recent discovery of water on …
Carnival of Space 58 is up at UniverseToday This site contributed an article on the top ten near term developments for vastly increased capabilities in space Centauri Dreams talks about a light tower for propelling solar sails Bad Astronomy talks about a quantum mechanics test at the space station Colony Worlds indicates that future colonists …