Status of the Japanese reactors

The status of the Japanese reactors If you liked this article, please give it a quick review on ycombinator or StumbleUpon. Thanks Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News Blog. It covers many disruptive technology …

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Nova Science now video on the VASIMR plasma Rocket

Watch the full episode. See more NOVA scienceNOW. If you liked this article, please give it a quick review on ycombinator or StumbleUpon. Thanks Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News Blog. It covers many …

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A flexible diamond-studded electrode implanted for life

Ad Support : Nano Technology   Netbook    Technology News    Computer Software Two Case Western Reserve University researchers are building implants made of diamond and flexible polymer that are designed to identify chemical and electrical changes in the brain of patients suffering from neural disease, or to stimulate nerves and restore movement in the paralyzed. The work of …

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Alphabet Energy has a Thermoelectric Chip that Could convert Waste Heat to Electricity for less than $1 per watt

Ad Support : Nano Technology   Netbook    Technology News    Computer Software Alphabet Energy is a startup that has a a thermoelectric chip that can be inserted into any exhaust flue or engine to convert heat into electrical power.lphabet says its innovation is in both the choice of material and proprietary technology that gives it low thermal conductivity, …

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Lawrenceville Plasma Physics High Yield Pulses to Megawatt Generators

Ad Support : Nano Technology   Netbook    Technology News    Computer Software Lawrenceville Plasma Physics (LPP) has a goal of generating 30,000 joules with each nuclear fusion pulse. This would be net energy with conversion to elecricity. So if 100,000 joules was put in from the capacitors then they would need say 200,000 joules back and convert that …

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Uranium Enrichment Economics

NEI Magazine looks at the history and details of the SWU (enrichment) market The capacity of all these potential centrifuge and laser projects totals almost 90 million SWU per year, sufficient to meet the needs of WNA’s Upper Scenario for the year 2024, and well in excess of requirements before that year and for the …

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Single Step doping of Graphene

Applied Physics Letters – Single step, complementary doping of graphene A single-step doping method capable of high resolution n- and p-type doping of large area graphene is presented. Thin films of hydrogen silsesquoxane on exfoliated graphene are used to demonstrate both electron and hole doping through control of the polymer cross-linking process. This dual-doping is …

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Geron Stem Cells to Treat Brain Cancer, Stem Cell Facelift and Gene Therapy Updates

1. Stem cell facelift are available in India and are somewhat like Botox but use stem cells instead of poison Stem cell facelift is carried out under local anaesthesia and fat is harvested from the patient’s body manually using a syringe, usually from the lower abdomen where there is a plentiful supply. The fat is …

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Gregory Benford of Genescient Talks at the HPlus Summit

Bryan Bishop posted transcripts of the talks at the Hplus SummitGregory Benford of Genescient talked about their latest work. They have methuselah fruit flies that live 4-5 times longer. They believe that they have products that could increase human lifespan 10-30% or more. * a product that we will deploy commercially in 6 months around …

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Space Elevator Games Beaming Competition is Today and Goes Through Friday

Today is the first day of the 2009 Space Elevator Games – Climber / Power-Beaming competition UPDATE:3:00PMFirst climb was 4 minutes, 2 seconds – officially. Laser Motive qualified for the $900K prize. Live at http://ustre.am/4mZA If neither the University of Saskatchewan or the Kansas City Space Pirates can beat that time over the next few …

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Curious Case of Brooke Greenberg :Ageless 16 year old Toddler

Scientists wonder if Brooke Greenberg, now 16, will help point the way to new discoveries about the genetics of aging. Pictured from left to right on Brooke’s 12th birthday are sister Caitlin, 15; Brooke; sister Emily, 18; mom Melanie Greenberg; and sister Carly, 9. Brooke Greenberg does not age normally and is immune to growth …

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