After years of development, the U.S. Army has unleashed a new weapon in Afghanistan — the XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System, a high-tech rifle that can be programmed so that its 25-mm. ammunition detonates either in front of or behind a target, meaning it can be fired just above a wall before it explodes …
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Ads : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News   Computer Software The deuterium atoms in a gallon of seawater, for instance, could theoretically produce as much energy as burning 300 gallons of gasoline. The fuel contained in 50 cups of water could yield as much energy as burning two tons of coal. The problem is, how do you …
There is several places reporting this based on a google blog post. We’re planning to build and test ultra high-speed broadband networks in a small number of trial locations across the United States. We’ll deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today with 1 gigabit per second, …
Dr. Michael Naughton is the Chairperson of the Department of Physics at Boston College. He and his colleagues have recently discovered a way to extract energy from “hot” electrons generated by solar cells. Dr. Naughton is confident that efficiencies as high as 50% could be achieved with solar power. He is currently the cofounder and …
Steve Jobs is extremely happy with the rumored tablet Jan 26, 2010 is the expected announcement date and sales should start before the end of March, 2010. Appleinsider speculates on the features of the iSlate tablet – tactile feedback bumps that appear and disappear– The hand-based system was said to allow “unprecedented integration of typing, …
Physorg reports that the Lancet in an article to be published Friday in the medical journal Lancet (prestigious medical journal), the researchers write that the process of aging may be “modifiable.” The Lancet is saying there is no fixed ceiling on human longevity. Lancet Abstract: Ageing populations: the challenges ahead If the pace of increase …
A magnetic space launcher is proposed by Bolonkin. If this magnetic launcher costs 50 millions of dollars, lifetime of installation is 10 year and mountain is $2 millions of dollars per year. The launcher operates 350 days and launches 100 kg payload every 30 min (This means about 5000kg/day and 1750 tons/year). Then additional cost …
The panel and presentations on life extension were the highlight of the Convergence08 unconference. – Gregory Benford’s companyGenescient has bought Methuselah fruit flies. The flies were not allowed to breed until half were dead. So selective breeding over 28 years has resulted in flies that live 4.5 times longer than normal. Over 700 genes have …
Nvidia has desktop supercomputers through several retail partners that have a peak of 4 teraflops performance using GPGPUs and a cost in the range of $8000-10,000 Nvidia personal supercomputing information is here There are links to the online retailers for the Nvidia desktop supercomputers here Here is the datasheet for the Convey Computer HC-1. In …