Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Universe today features a proposed lunar space elevator that is feasible to be built in 5-7 years Michael Laine believes a lunar elevator – a space elevator from the surface of the Moon – could be created with materials that are available now. With more research …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software A 56.8% reduction in arterial plaque and healing of the arteries would reverse the course of Atherosclerosis by 10-20 years. The treatment could be repeated to stave off Atherosclerosis indefinitely. Atherosclerosis (also known as arteriosclerotic vascular disease or ASVD) is a condition in which an artery …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Devices made from gallium arsenide could enable optical communication that is 1000 times faster than today’s electronic communication. Solid State Electronics journal – Ultrafast nonlinear optical effects in semiconductor quantum wells resonantly driven by strong few-cycle terahertz pulses Intraexciton transitions in semiconductor quantum wells are modulated …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software 1. Energy from Thorium has Energy cheaper than from coal * nations with per capita electricity of 2,000 kWh/year (1/6 US use and an average power of 230 W) do achieve GDP of $7,500 per capita, which leads to sustainable birthrates. * LFTR (Liquid Flouride Thorium …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software 1. Lockheed Martin has received a $1.1 million contract from the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center for test and evaluation of its next-generation HULC advanced robotic exoskeleton, designed to augment Soldiers’ strength and endurance, as well as reduce load carriage injuries. 2. A robotic exoskeleton called …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Sharp Corporation will introduce the VR-100BR1 triple-layer Blu-ray Disc media (write-once) that conforms to the BDXL™ format specification, the new multi-layer recordable Blu-ray Disc format, a world first. These new Blu-ray Discs will be available in Japan beginning July 30, 2010. This disc media product conforms …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software A complex network of genes, in combination with a low-calorie diet and exercise, appears to be a key factor in a long life expectancy. The researchers have discovered that long life involves a network of some 750 genes. A third of these play an important role, …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software An unmanned probe riding a solar sail through space has felt its first accelerating push from sunlight in a successful test of its novel propulsion system “The small solar power sail demonstrator ‘Ikaros,’ which successfully deployed its solar sail, was confirmed to accelerate by [the] solar …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Variable practice leads to better retention than constant practice. Variable practice structure is one in which a motor task can be randomly interleaved with trials of other motor tasks. Instead of just shooting free throws, mix in some dribbling drills or three point shots and layup …
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 …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Namibia, stung by the collapse of the diamond industry two years ago, is trying to diversify its $8.2 billion economy by exploiting uranium deposits that are the second-biggest in Africa. Namibia’s economy contracted 0.8 percent last year, after expanding 4.3 percent a year earlier, as mining …