Femtotechnology: AB-Needles Fantastic properties and Applications

Femtotechnology: AB-Needles.Fantastic properties and Applications, 24 page paper by Bolonkin In the article “Femtotechnology:Nuclear AB-Matter with Fantastic Properties” American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences. 2009, p.501-514. Bolonkin offered and considered possible super strong nuclear matter. But many readers asked about the long-term stability of the proposed nuclear matter. It is well known, the conventional …

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Initial reports from the DARPA 100 year Starship conference

1. Slate – The mission of the 100-Year Starship Public Symposium: to set about organizing a century-long effort to send a spaceship to another star. The symposium was far-reaching, with presentations including “Modular Aneutronic Fusion Engine for an Alpha Centauri Mission” and “To Humbly Go … Breaking Previous Patterns of Colonization.” The meat of the …

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Kazakhstan Ends Rise In Uranium Production To Stabilize Prices

After more than tripling its output of uranium in four years to become the world’s top producer, Kazakhstan has stabilized production to around 20,000 metric tons annually in order to avoid further depressing prices, Sergei Dara, Director of Strategic Development and International Projects at Kazatomprom, the state nuclear company. He said as long as prices …

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US High Speed Rail Projects May Wind Down with nothing Built

The US Senate Appropriations Committee ended the rail boosters’ hopes of getting a meaningful appropriation for high-speed rail in the new (FY 2012) fiscal year. There is a token $100 million for high-speed rail as a “placeholder” in their FY 2012 budget recommendations (a sum that is likely to be further cut in the House-Senate …

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Greece Budgets Falling short of Requirements for Bailout

1. Greece will miss a deficit target set just months ago in a massive bailout package, according to government draft budget figures released on Sunday, showing that drastic steps taken to avert bankruptcy may not be enough. The 2012 draft budget approved by cabinet on Sunday predicts a deficit of 8.5 percent of gross domestic …

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Arxiv papers on the CERN Superluminal Neutrino Anomoly

Arxiv has about 120 papers on the CERN Opera Superluminal Neutrino Anomoly If you liked this article, please give it a quick review on ycombinator or StumbleUpon. Thanks 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 …

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Carnival of Nuclear Energy 72

The Carnival of Nuclear Energy 72 is up at Yes Vermont Yankee Nuclear green covers the adnvantages of underground nuclear reactors. If you liked this article, please give it a quick review on ycombinator or StumbleUpon. Thanks Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per …

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DARPA looking for Incredibles Edna Mode for Warrior Web supersuit

DARPA wants to create a quasi-passive adaptive suit. The vision of the Warrior Web program, grounded in human physiology and performance, is to develop and demonstrate the technologies required to create a compliant, warfighter-wearable, quasi-passive and adaptive suit system to both reduce injuries and retain optimal warrior performance. The Warrior Web program currently seeks the …

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A stretchy binder material can Boost Battery Storage by 30%

Technology Review – A stretchy binder material that’s compatible with existing factories could help electric cars and portable electronics go 30 percent longer. Lithium-ion battery electrodes bound together by a new highly conductive material have a much greater storage capacity—a development that could eventually increase the range of electric cars and the life of smart-phone …

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Over half investors have pessimestic view for China GDP growth by 2016 but Economists are positive

More than half the global investors surveyed by Bloomberg predict Chinese growth will slow to less than 5 percent annually by 2016. Fifty-nine percent of respondents said China’s gross domestic product, which rose 9.5 percent last quarter, will gain less than 5 percent annually by 2016. Twelve percent see such a slowdown within a year, …

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