Latest Developments in Nanotechnology Presentation at Singularity University Slides

Latest Developments in Nanotechnology: Singularity University Presentation View more presentations from nextbigfuture. Slides from the presentation made on July 16, 2009 at the Singularity University by Brian Wang of Nextbigfuture. Some other presentations from the Singularity University that are available on slideshare. Singularity University Open Source Panel Singularity University Open Source Panel View more presentations …

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THz detection and Imaging by nanometer size FETs at room temperature

Room temperature image into an envelope with millimeter resolution. At Arxiv, “Field Effect Transistors for Terahertz Detection: Physics and First Imaging Applications” THz detection and imaging has been demonstrated by nanometer size FETs at room temperature. Other work has enabled terahertz resolution to be increased to the nanometer level. In Japan, there is work to …

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Interview of Eric Lerner, Lawrenceville Plasma Physics/Focus Fusion, by Sander Olson

Eric Lerner interview. Mr. Lerner heads the Focus Fusion Society, which is a charitable organization attempting to create focus fusion technology. He believes that his technique is fundamentally superior to Tri-alpha Energy (Colliding beam fusion in the reverse field configuration) and EMC2 fusion (inertial electrostatic confinement/pollywell fusion) because it results in more of the proton-boron …

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Top Ten Political Risks of 2009 by Eurasia Group

Here is a list of the top ten political risks of 2009 by the Eurasia Group Risk consultancy. The risks1 Congress – The current financial crisis has created an unprecedented space for government interference in economic affairs within developed states. Risk of wasteful and not useful over-regulation like Sarbanes Oxley. Sarbanes Oxley was implemented to …

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US and China Look at Accelerated Retirement of Inefficient Cars

The Accelerated Retirement of Inefficient Vehicles Retirement Act of 2009 (ARIVA)—also called the “Cash for Clunkers” program—would reimburse drivers with a credit of up to $4,500 for scrapping vehicles with a when-new fuel economy rating of less than 18 mpg US as reported by the original manufacturer for purposes of CAFE compliance if they trade …

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Gas centrifuge versus laser uranium enrichment

General Electric has licenced and is commercializing a laser uranium enrichment process. The Silex laser uranium enrichment process has been indicated to be an order of magnitude more efficient than existing production techniques but again, the exact figure is classified. Australian scientists Michael Goldsworth and Horst Struve developed the process, and from 1996 to 2002 …

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Sousveillance DIY : witness cameras and the future of surveillance

Inverse surveillance is a subset of sousveillance with a particular emphasis on “watchful vigilance from underneath”. The idea is that citizens should be working together to watch society and government to prevent abuse of power and to help detect and defend against terrorists and others who would act against society. An interesting new development is …

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DNA pistons for powering nanotechnology devices

Nanoscopic DNA pyramids that change shape when sent different chemical signals, have been demonstrated by researchers in the UK and Germany. Such structures could act as the motors of nanoscale robots, they say. The researchers demonstrate the operation of reconfigurable DNA tetrahedra whose shapes change precisely and reversibly in response to specific molecular signals. Shape …

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Self-assembled DNA nanostructures for gene detection in a single cell

The world’s first gene detection platform made up entirely from self-assembled DNA nanostructures has been made. The other interesting aspect is to generalize the techniques used to rapidly create 100 trillion reactive and functional DNA components with easily readable results. If the attached differentiated labels could be rapidly scanned on mass then one could get …

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Boston Consulting Groups global Millionaire count

Global wealth grew by 7.5 percent in 2006 to reach $97.9 trillion, measured in local currencies. The number of millionaire households grew by 14.0 percent in 2006, to 9.6 million. These were the richest 0.7 percent of households, and they owned $33.2 trillion—or about one-third—of global wealth. North America was home to nearly half of …

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