Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Recently we looked at metamaterials for modelling warp drive and the Icarus project to develop detailed plans for achieving interstellar missions. I now read the paper as indicating that advanced metamaterials provides an accurate simulation of the warp drive in the lab but does not actually …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software The SMAVNET project aims at developing swarms of flying robots that can be deployed in disaster areas to rapidly create communication networks for rescuers. Flying robots are interesting for such applications because they are fast, can easily overcome difficult terrain, and benefit from line-of-sight communication. From …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Large scale, cost-effective stem cell factories able to keep up with demand for new therapies to treat a range of human illnesses are a step closer to reality, thanks to a scientific breakthrough involving researchers at The University of Nottingham. In a paper published in the …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Scientists reported progress today in using a common virus to develop improved materials for high-performance, rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that could be woven into clothing to power portable electronic devices. These new power sources could in the future be woven into fabrics such as uniforms or ballistic …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Here is the David Reynolds interview by Sander Olson. Mr. Reynolds is the co-founder and VP of Product Development of Lyric Semiconductor, which has recently emerged from Stealth mode. Lyric has just announced new Intellectual Property based on probabilistic processing. Probabilistic processing is increasingly being used …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software The hybrid magnetic tunnel junction fabricated to achieve electrical detection of spin polarization of the organic-based magnetic semiconductor Researchers at Ohio State University have demonstrated the first plastic (spintronic) computer memory device that utilizes the spin of electrons to read and write data. Epstein described the …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Science Daily covers the ACS Nano paper by Alvarez and co-authors Jaesang Lee, a postdoctoral researcher at Rice, and Shaily Mahendra, now an assistant professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. They note that nanomaterials will likely have a greater impact on the construction industry …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Terrafugia has released specifications and computer graphics of its next generation flying-car design. * automotive crash safety features * a touch-screen interface * improved wing design * folding mechanism can be activated from inside the vehicle Performance Max, Vh: 100 kts (115 mph, 185 km/h) Cruise, …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Ericsson estimates based on industry information, the 5 billionth subscription was added Thursday, July 8. In the year 2000, about 720 million people had mobile subscriptions, less than the amount of users China alone has today * 2 million additions per day * More than 500 …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technolaogy News Computer Software 200 died in the Congo when a fuel truck spilled, exploded and caused a fire in nearby houses. There have been 34 bodies recovered from a Columbian coal mine and the likely death toll is 74 (40 are still underground and presumed dead) Three coal accidents …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software The emergence of several new players in Alberta’s oilsands will lift overall crude production between 2020 and 2025, a period that wasn’t expected to see any production gains in last year’s forecast, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. Oilsands production is expected to nearly triple by …