Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software There is a new quantum algorithm for quantum speedups for any problem that can be expressed via Boolean formulas and another for solving systems of linear equations. The first new development is a quantum algorithm for evaluating a Boolean formula consisting of AND and OR gates …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software The design of the invisibility cloak consists of a spoke-like configuration of glass resonators, which form a magnetic resonance that is used to obtain the desired parameters of the medium. The illustration shows the glass cloak designed to hide a metal cylinder of 15 micrometers in …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Northrop Grumman Corporation has surpassed Phase I goals for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Revolution in Fiber Lasers (RIFL) program that seeks to mature fiber laser technology Northrop Grumman’s fiber laser page. With a 1 kilowatt (kW) single mode fiber amplifier, the company demonstrated …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software King Julian (of the Lemurs, from the movie Madagascar) would be pleased with the latest research on resveratrol. Lemurs eating a diet supplemented with the resveratrol decreased their energy intake by 13% and increased their resting metabolic rate by 29%. The researchers demonstrated that a four-week …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Here is a summary of the iPhone 4 compared to the leaked Droid 2 and Droid X specifications. Motorola Droid X and Droid 2 specifications are being reported from different Droid-life, Gizmodo and Engadget. The Droid X is not officially released until June 2319, 2010. Verizon …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software A picture of the movable secondary mirror during its installation in the Arcetri lab. The image shows the 672 tiny magnets spread over the back of the mirror. 1. The next generation of adaptive optics has arrived at the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) in Arizona, providing …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Here is a summary of the iPhone 4 compared to the Motorola Droid X specs that are being reported from different sites. Verizon LTE will not be launched with phone service until Q2 2011. UPDATE: The Droid X was officially released. Phone Apple iPhone 4 HTC …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Here is the Stefan Schaal interview, attached. Dr. Schaal is a roboticist at the University of Southern California who runs the USC Computational Learning and Motor Control Lab. Dr. Schaal has researched many aspects of robotics, including statistical learning, motor control, computational neuroscience, and biomimetic and …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software North Dakota latest monthly oil production is another new record at 284,348 barrels per day in April. This is almost double the production two years ago in March, 2008. The Minot Daily News discusses some of the challenges and issues of North Dakota mining and oil …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Evgenii Narimanov and Mikhail Noginov and colleagues at Norfolk State University in Virginia have now created such a perfectly black metamaterial. It consists of silver wires 35 nanometres in diameter, embedded in 1-centimetre squares of aluminium oxide, 51 micrometres thick. The team tested their handiwork by …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Enhanced superconductivity has been observed in 1-50 nanometer sized particles of tin. [Nanowerk coverage] Quantum effects in the tiny particles can intensify superconductivity up to 60 %, but only if a “magical” size is reached that can be predicted accurately. These results provide new starting points …