Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software A Rocket-Based-Combined-Cycle (RBCC) propulsion system employing ducted rocket operation and MHD airbreathing to accelerate the vehicle to Mach 12 in about 4 minutes within earth’s atmosphere, and then fusion rocket propulsion to continue vehicle acceleration above the sensible atmosphere for 28 minutes until Mach 26 (orbital …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Dr. Frank Dimroth and his team made a metamorphic triple-junction solar cell that reached a record efficiency of 41.1%. To accomplish this, researchers created a multi-junction solar cell made of III-V compound semiconductors by stacking three single-junction cells on top of each other, each one particularly …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software UPDATE: BP says it has successfully started to siphon oil from its leaking Gulf of Mexico well to a tanker on the surface. BP executive Kent Wells would not say how much oil was being siphoned but said the process was “working well”. BP succeeded on …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Barrons – “Large investors will think twice about further investment in the euro, at least until such uncertainties are resolved,” notes BNP Paribas’ currency strategist, Hans-Guenter Redeker. Most investors have yet to pencil in much weakness beyond this year, and a survey of global banks pegs …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Recently there has been some big DNA Nanotechnology research announcments. Including a programmable DNA assembly line The researchers envision continuous improvement of the proof of concept DNA assembly and eventual tissue repair and other applications. It is interesting to compare the reaction of Mike Treder and …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software 1. A team led by Stefan Heller of Stanford University set out to elucidate basic principles of how the inner ear detects sound. But they also created batches of cells that can potentially replace damaged ones in the ear. Their findings are published in the May …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Alfin has been doing an excellent job of tracking the work that is being done to stop the Gulf Oil Leak. Here is the coverage from most recent to earlier coverage. 1. Crunch time on the gulf floor. Environmental damage from the ongoing oil spill continues …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software IEEE Spectrum – Carnegie Mellon University has a simple vibrating robot which climbs tubes with ease. What’s most impressive about Carnegie Mellon’s new bot is its speed, versatility, and payload capability. In the video, you can see that it travels up to 20 body-lengths per second …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Plasmonic nano-antennas could increase hard drive densities to ten terabits (Tb) per square inch. The write speed obtained by the researchers was 250 megabits per second. The researchers only worked with one terabit per square inch densities but believe 10 terabits per square inch is possible. …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software MIT Technology Review – Scientists have created the smallest ever laser capable of operating at room temperature. The device is less than one cubic micron–less than the wavelength of the light it emits. It is the first sub-wavelength laser that doesn’t require cryogenic cooling. Besides high-speed …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Gizmag reports that a british Corporal Craig Harrison killed two Taliban with consecutive shots at a distance of 2.47 kilometres (8120 ft) in Helmand Province, Afghanistan last November (2009). He then fired a third shot and hit the Taliban’s PKM machinegun in perhaps the most prodigious …