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US Carrier system for landing planes repeatably is making progress after re-engineering but US Senate authorization could force re-certification for 130% cost overrun

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The troubled General Atomics Advanced Arresting Gear program is doing well in its delayed testing program on land and on carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the head of Naval Sea Systems Command told reporters on Wednesday. Last month, Naval Air Systems Command successfully landed an F/A-18E Super Hornet at its land-based test facility in Joint …

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UK Dragonfire project funded for combat lasers

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The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) is finalising the agreement of a £30M contract with UK DRAGONFIRE, an UK industrial team led by MBDA, to conduct the Laser Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) Capability Demonstrator. UK DRAGONFIRE will achieve, through the Laser Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) Capability Demonstrator, a significant step change in the UK’s …

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Estonia e-residency allows anyone to setup and run a business in the EU

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With 1.3 million citizens, Estonia is one of the smallest countries in Europe, but its ambition is to become one of the largest countries in the world. Not one of the largest geographically or even by number of citizens, however. Largest in e-residents, a category of digital affiliation that it hopes will attract people, especially …

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China adjusts GDP match treatment of R and D to USA and other countries

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China’s statistics authority altered the way quarterly GDP data are calculated, a move analysts have called a step toward meeting international standards and improving accuracy. Research and development (R&D) expenditures that can economically benefit companies will no longer be calculated as intermediate consumption, but as fixed capital formation, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced …

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Pentagon military assessment of China

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Increasing investment and improving technology are improving all China’s defense industrial sectors. However there is a distinct pecking order persists among them. In descending order of favor and results: missiles and space, shipbuilding, aviation, and ground-forces materiel. For years, China has clearly been a leading power in space and counter-space capabilities, but a Pentagon report …

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Carbon-neutral Cement Manufacturing

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Each year, manufacturers produce around 5 billion tons of portland cement — the gray powder that mixes with water to form the “glue” that holds concrete together. That’s nearly three-quarters of a ton for every person on Earth. For every ton of cement produced, the process creates approximately a ton of carbon dioxide, all of …

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EIA predicts little change in US carbon emissions to 2040

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The US energy information administration has a prediction of energy production and usage to 2040. Here is the predictions around electricity and renewables. 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 Blog. It covers many disruptive …

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New Scientist doubtful of genetic superintelligence but does not consider the effect of skewing toward more intelligence on a population

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Replacing faulty genes in early human embryos and germ cells is within our grasp. Changing DNA in the nucleus would be inheritable. Ultimately, they could be used to make a genetically modified baby. New Scientist thinks we could probably modify people to make them resistant to all kinds of infections and diseases, and stronger and …

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Google Ventures and the Search for Extending human lifespan to 500 years and beyond

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Bill Maris has $425 million to invest this year, and the freedom to invest it however he wants. He’s looking for companies that will slow aging, reverse disease, and extend life. “If you ask me today, is it possible to live to be 500? The answer is yes,” Bill Maris, president and managing partner of …

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Progress to factory assembled small modular Nuscale Light Water Reactor

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NuScale Power has successfully installed a full-length test version of its nuclear-powered steam generator in Piacenza, Italy. The tests will provide important input into NuScale’s Design Certification Application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which it expects to file in the second half of 2016. NuScale expects to deploy its first system for the Utah Associated …

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