Carnival of Space #67 is up at next generation blog at discovery.com Centauri Dreams looks at space anomalies and implications in regards to the search for extraterrestrial life This site contributed the article on progress to radiation protection 21st century waves considers the future of nasa and the economic impact of exploration There is a …
Some people worry that if oil supplies were to radically drop that there would not be enough fuel to build non-fossil fuel replacement. They then promote the use of draft animals and small windmills. This article will show that there is enough oil and fuels to supply a transition build and that even if supplies …
Finally experiments have been funded to test the viability of diamond mechanosynthesis as described in detail by Robert Freitas and Ralph Merkle. This is a major step towards achieving the long held vision of molecular nanotechnology as envisioned by Eric Drexler. UPDATE: Based on an interview of Robert Freitas in 2007. Based on the computational …
Another family of superconducting materials has been found by researchers in Japan and China. The iron-and-arsenic compounds are being hailed as a great advance. Some researchers hope the new materials will help solve the mystery of cuprate high temperature superconductors (discovered in 1986) “It’s possible that these materials will provide a cleaner system to work …
According to a recent article in Energy and Environment News, the Air Force is planning to build a 100-225 megawatt nuclear power reactor. Wired blogs mentioned air force interest in nuclear power for bases back in late 2007 Inside the Air Force: headline: Air Force to sign Letter of Intent for Nuclear plant by late …
The US State Department gives a view of the oil situation in Iraq A better oil situation means more chances for oil prices to improve and better chances for the US to spend less money and resources there at some point which might be earlier than otherwise. Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader …
Researchers from University of Wollongong, New South Wales have a new and better way of separating graphene sheets. Their process allows sheets to be kept apart in aqueous solution by electrostatic repulsion alone – without the need for chemical stabilizers. Graphene sheets have an extremely large surface area and non-bonding interactions can cause the sheets …
Besides EOR Resources there are other players developing the Bakken oil resource. The economics are attractive in the Bakken play. At least four wells per section can be drilled. Drilling and completion costs are approximately $1.7 million per well, and according to our independent reserve evaluator, proved plus probable reserves are 100,000 barrels of oil …
Carnival of space 32 is up at robot guy My entry was on my favorite proposed launch systems Bad Astronomy talks about using Mass as a verb Colony worlds talks about energy in space from space solar and helium 3 Space files mentions that the Planetary Society has raised $250,000 for a second space sail …
More speculation of how an USA war with Iran would play out. One of many articles in a constant stream of analysis of a possible war with Iran Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News …