Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software In April 2001, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that the total population of the United States on April 1, 2000, was 281,421,906. The apparent precision was entirely spurious. The Director of the Census Bureau later remarked that the true population of the United States in 2000 …
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Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Here is a powerpoint presentation on the from 2009 on the work to create a Bose-Einstein condensate of Positronium (24 pages). This work recently made progress as researchers isolated a collection of “pure” or spin polarized positronium atoms for the first time. Positronium is a short-lived …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software 1. The US Department of Energy is awarding $106 million in funding for 37 research projects selected in the second round by the DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Technical details of the selections in pdf form This second round of ARPA-E-funded research projects focuses on …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software In this diagram, viruses (colored orange) cling to the gold surface (yellow) at the end of a silicon cantilever. A magnetic tip (blue) creates a magnetic field that interacts with the viruses to create an image, using magnetic force resonance microscopy. Image: Martino Poggio, University of …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software ACS Nano – Enhanced Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites at Low Graphene Content The mechanical properties of epoxy nanocomposites with graphene platelets, single-walled carbon nanotubes, and multi-walled carbon nanotube additives were compared at a nanofiller weight fraction of 0.1 ± 0.002%. * graphene platelets significantly out-perform carbon …
image by steve Bowers, this power collection swarm consists of thousands of elements in inclined orbits, each with a slightly different ascending node and pericenter. This arrangement ensures the elements never come close to each other. The various orbits form a toroid shape, surrounding the star. Here is a copy of the Dyson sphere discussion …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Bloomberg Business Week – aside from increasing domestic consumption, there are two further megatrends developing in China over the next five years that senior executives need to keep in mind. 1. Increasing domestic consumption 2. Instead of moving to find work in manufacturing centers in southern …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Air Force Research Laboratory has a 2008 report that provides an overview of advanced concepts for space access. * attempt to understand whether chemical systems can ever be replaced * assess the technology’s potential of providing a cost-effective means of placing objects in orbit around the …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software India’s economy is booming, with the number of millionaires and billionaires rising by the day. According to a research by Bain and Co, there are over 115,000 high-net worth individuals in India Today, more than 400 million people live below the poverty line in India (using …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News   Computer Software I am discussing uranium and nuclear power with Weird Science. Weird Science has his second article. Part 2 summary Weird Science Future energy source like to haves: * Future energy source should be abundant and must last at least for 700 years. * It should have …