Andrea Rossi and Defkalion have terminated their contractual licensing agreement. PRESS RELEASE : Bologna-Rome (Italy) August 4th 2011 EFA- Energia da Fonti Alternative srl, the Italian Company through which the rights for the production of Andrea Rossi’s E-Cat were granted to Praxen Defkalion Green Technologies LTD, publicly announces that the License and Technology Transfer Agreement …
Space Review – Today, no true air-breathing spaceplanes or reusable boosters yet exist, but there is now renewed interest in air-breathing technology. At the same time, remarkable launch cost reductions in more conventional boosters are imminent due to the efforts of SpaceX and other firms. There is now steady progress in actual testing of hypersonic …
Researchers describe a new technique to isolate light signals on a silicon chip, solving a longstanding problem in engineering photonic chips. An isolated light signal can only travel in one direction. If light weren’t isolated, signals sent and received between different components on a photonic circuit could interfere with one another, causing the chip to …
Gale Crater: Future Home of Mars Rover Curiosity This view of Gale is a mosaic of observations made in the visible-light portion of the spectrum by the Thermal Emission Imaging System camera on NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter The car-sized Mars Science Laboratory, or Curiosity, is scheduled to launch late this year and land in August …
Protean Drive™ is a fully-integrated, direct-drive solution. Each motor has a built-in inverter, control electronics and software – no separate large, heavy and costly inverter required. Direct drive reduces part count, complexity and cost, so there is no need to integrate traditional drive train components such as external gearing, transmissions, drive-shafts, axles and differentials. Protean …
Quick test for HIV: This microfluidics chip can detect syphilis and HIV in just 15 minutes from one microliter of blood. Credit: Curtis Chin, Columbia University A simple microfluidics chip could improve health care in poor countries by making rapid diagnostic testing a reality. Developed by Samual Sia and collaborators at Columbia University, the system …
1. Margaret Harding goes over the realities of Entergy’s bet on fuel for Vermont Yankee (VY). Neither the naysayers, nor the supporters had it right. The fuel can be moved, but not easily. The fuel can be used in another reactor, but not easily. In any case, the cost probably will outweigh the benefits and …
Apple has a valuation of $369 billion (as the stock price closes on $400 per share) At $449 per share (if Exxon Mobil remained shares were flat), Apple would be the world’s most valuable company. Apple is worth more than Microsoft ($235 billion) and Intel ($122 billion) combined. Apple is close to the value of …
1. The plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease may arise in the liver, not the brain as commonly thought, according to a study published in The Journal of Neuroscience. Researchers found that three genes that protected mice against plaque deposition in neurons were correlated with expression of the genes in the liver, where the plaques are …
Parajet skycar deliveries are now scheduled for 2012 The Parajet SkyCar in “fly mode” is suspended by the latest ram-air wing and capable of take-off from a field or airstrip in less than 200 metres. It will be easier and safer to fly than any other aircraft, as it has no pitch control and therefore …
This site has looked at a Mundane Singularity before and often about getting to higher rates of economic growth and wealth. Previously I talked about a Mundane Singularity with how much : 1. Economic abundance 2. Radical life extension 3. Physical and Cognitive enhancement 4. Blood Stream Robots 5. Supermaterials 6. Open Access to space …