The IEA’s Monthly Electricity Statistics for March 2011 showed nuclear generation at 185.6 TWh (1.2 % ahead of March 2010). For the year to date up to March, 2011 the OECD is 13.5 TWh ahead of the pace of 2010. Japan’s nuclear generation in April when they were fully into the Tsunami causes Fukushima problems …
Frank Will with the Formula SAE racing ca A minor modification to your car could reduce fuel consumption by over seven per cent. The Deakin University (Australia) invention uses waste heat to reduce friction by warming the engine oil. A prototype has been built and tested and the inventors are now talking to the car …
“If the federal government created a ‘human organ project’ and wanted to make the kidney, I literally think it could happen in 10 years,” said chemical engineer Keith Murphy, co-founder of Organovo, a firm that makes and works with high-end bioprinters. But that would require a massive commitment of people, resources and billions of dollars. …
Samsung has shown off a prototype of an ultra-high-definition 3-D television. The 70-inch prototype uses a novel electronic circuitry to control eight million pixels. It’s not likely to go into volume production soon, and there isn’t any content to display on it, says Paul Semenza, a senior analyst at Display Search. Samsung is the latest …
World Economic forum has the Russia Competitiveness Report 2011 (237 pages) the report also has detailed analysis of the economic competitiveness of Australia Brazil Canada Chile China Czech Republic Estonia Finland France Germany Hungary India Indonesia Israel Japan Kazakhstan Korea, Rep. Macedonia, FYR Norway Poland Saudi Arabia South Africa Turkey Ukraine United States Venezuela The …
Researchers from the University of Hull have discovered a way to load up nanoparticles with large numbers of light-sensitive molecules to create a more effective form of photodynamic therapy (PDT) for treating cancer. The nanoparticles have been designed so the pressure in the blood vessels will push them through the space between the cells to …
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have shown in an animal study that transplantation of adult stem cells enriched with a bone-regenerating hormone can help mend bone fractures that are not healing properly. The UNC study team led by Anna Spagnoli, MD, associate professor of pediatrics and biomedical …
Formoterol, a new generation asthma medication, shows great promise for improving fat and protein metabolism, say Australian researchers, who have tested this effect in a small sample of eight men. The new drug is also more selective for a similar receptor found in muscle and fat. In theory at least, it should have beneficial metabolic …
THE “ARC-LITE” Torque Pendulum THRUST BALANCE with latest Mach-Effect Data from Several PZT-Stacks Presented (24 pages) Paul March explains that Dr. Woodward is now seeing consistent thrust signatures that are reversible in the 1.0 micro-Newton thrust range as captured using his ARC-Lite torque pendulum, which has a force resolution of ~0.05 micro-Newtons. The thrust magnitude …
Iraq expects its oil output to rise to 3 million barrels per day by the end of this year and sees it growing an additional 500,000 to 1 million bpd next year, Deputy Prime Minister Hussain al-Shahristani said on Saturday. Iraq’s current output is about 2.7 million to 2.8 million bpd. Iraq’s oil exports in …
Risks in Perspective by BernardL.Cohen,Ph.D. 2003. the Journal of Physicians and Surgeons (H/T Al Fin) Perhaps the most meaningful way of putting risks into perspective is to consider the loss of life expectancy (LLE) that they cause. The chart is mostly for US cities. World poverty and air pollution have larger impacts on populations outside …