Steven B. Krivit has a new scientific analysis of the Rossi Focardi Energy Catalyzer

By Steven B. Krivit [This article is Copyleft 2011 New Energy Times. Permission is granted to reproduce this article as long as the article, this notice and the publication information are included in their entirety and no changes are made to this article.] [This issue of New Energy Times contains the third in a series …

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Korean Candu restarts after refurbishment

Unit 1 at the Wolsong nuclear power plant in South Korea has been restarted following the completion of a refurbishment of the pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR). It marks the first time that a Candu-6 reactor has been successfully dismantled, retubed and restarted. The 679 MWe reactor to operate for a further 25 years. It …

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Safe births, safe cooking and universal vaccination would save over 10 million lives per year

WHO estimates that better use of existing preventive measures could reduce the global burden of disease by as much as 70%. Safe births, safe cooking and universal vaccination would save over 10 million lives per year. The means of delivering these three things are with very simple and cheap technology, processes and education. 1. Safe …

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Trojan Asteroid Shares Earth Orbit around sun and Pluto has a fourth moon

1. Astronomers studying observations taken by NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission have discovered the first known “Trojan” asteroid orbiting the sun along with Earth. Trojans are asteroids that share an orbit with a planet near stable points in front of or behind the planet. Because they constantly lead or follow in the same …

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Insect Virus Holds the Key to Safer Stem Cell Therapy and could enable genetic engineering to help cancer patients

Genetically modified human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and derived neurospheres. Using IBN’s BV-RMCE technique, a transgene (EGFP) was inserted into the AAVS1 locus on chromosome 19 in hESCs. Long-term expression of this gene was obtained in both hESCs and derived cell progenies. Cells derived from genetically modified hESCs can be used for transplantation in cell-based …

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Metamaterials for emitted blackbody radiation with efficiency beyond natural limits

A designer metamaterial has shown it can engineer emitted “blackbody” radiation with an efficiency beyond the natural limits imposed by the material’s temperature, a team of researchers report in Physical Review Letters. Illustration shows design of the infrared metamaterial absorber. (a) Top view of a single band metamaterial absorber unit cell. (b) Schematic of a …

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Future food security requires accelerating the rate of wheat yield improvement

Australian CSIRO researchers are working to avert future food security catastrophes we must accelerate the rate of wheat yield improvement. Locating genes of agricultural importance within the complex wheat genome is challenging but possible using new high-tech equipment such as that being developed by the High Resolution Plant Phenomics Centre (HRPPC) in Canberra. CSIRO’s Dr …

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Parajet Skycar deliveries set for 2012

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 …

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China Aquaculture up to 53.5 million tons in 2011

I see fishing developnig to the state we have with farms and ranches. Managed human dedicated ecosystems. There are almost no wild cows or buffalo but there are plenty on ranches. In 2004, the total world production of fisheries was 140 million tonnes of which aquaculture contributed 45 million tonnes, about one third. The growth …

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Eric Drexler will have a new book in 2012 called Radical Abundance

Radical Abundance will integrate and extend several themes that Eric Drexler touched on in his Metamodern blog The book has a wide scope in both its content and intended audience, addressing scientists, a general reading audience, and thought leaders in the policy arena. The topics include: * The nature of science and engineering, and the …

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