Murdoch University researchers have been able, with the help of added microorganisms, to turn sand into stone rapidly. There was PHd thesis work in 1999-2002 * This bacterium uses an enzyme to make its surroundings less acidic, which is a good environment for them to grow”, said Ms Whiffin. The by-product of this reaction is …
1. Lockheed Martin recently began laboratory testing of an improved next-generation design of its HULC advanced robotic exoskeleton. The ruggedized HULC (Human Universal Load Carrier) system incorporates multiple design changes to increase reliability and performance in operational environments. New environmental sealing and packaging give the system’s electronics increased protection from natural elements and battlefield hazards. …
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Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software A 49 MW coal plant now has 6.8 acres of concentrated solar mirrors to help heat the plant and reduce coal usage by 900 tons. The first ever hybrid solar-coal power plant is now operating at Unit 2 of the Cameo Generating Station near Palisade in …
Ads : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software bismuth ferrite thin films A newly discovered path for the conversion of sunlight to electricity could brighten the future for photovoltaic technology. Researchers with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have found a new mechanism by which the photovoltaic effect can take place in semiconductor thin-films. This …
Ads : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software An illustration of the nanoelectromechanical oscillator, with the cantilever on the far right. The inset is a tilted 3-D profile of the structure, which shows the silicon dioxide posts. Cornell researchers are a step closer to creating extraordinarily tiny sensors that can instantly recognize harmful substances and …
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Ads : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft research are working on Skinput. Devices with significant computational power and capabilities can now be easily carried on our bodies. However, their small size typically leads to limited interaction space (e.g., diminutive screens, buttons, and jog wheels) and consequently diminishes their usability …
Register UK – DARPA issued a request for information to the HPC community to come up with a supercomputing system that could jam a petaflops in a rack, burn only about 57 kilowatts and be easy to program. The UHPC project does not expect the technologies proposed to be available until 2018, and it does …
Ads : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News   Computer Software March 5, 2010, NPR’s (National Public Radio) Science Friday had a segment on what’s next for the technology of nuclear power ? It was the second segment in the second hour of the show. From small-scale nuclear power plants to advanced reactor designs, what’s next for the …
Seed Magazine looked at the work of Raphael Bousso, University of Berkeley, who has been researching the physics of the multiverse. We look up to an expanse of sky that is billions of light-years in size, but the universe may be far larger than what we are able to see. Subtle clues are beginning to …