A “multilayer micromixer” production process developed at Oregon State University allows a much higher production rate of nanotech particles than conventional approaches, with no loss of quality. (Graphic courtesy of Oregon State University) Engineers at Oregon State University have discovered a new method to speed the production rate of nanoparticles by 500 times, an advance …
Brazil said the government’s Libra field may hold “gigantic” reserves of as much as 15 billion barrels, almost twice initial estimates, which would make it the biggest discovery in the Americas in more than three decades. A deposit of 15 billion barrels would be almost twice the size of state-controlled Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s nearby Tupi …
The 25th Carnival of Nuclear energy is up at Yes Vermont ankee I provide my article that looked at nuclear reactor build in China and the need for experience for more success with large construction projects A study of past nuclear plant construction for lessons on future plants Follow-on replica stations are cheaper than first-of-a-kind …
SENS (Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence) reserachers reviewed the results of the serendipitous late-life lifespan study of rapamycin (sirolimus/Rapamune®), an inhibitor of the mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) pathway, through the NIA’s Interventions Testing Program (ITP), “a multi-institutional study investigating treatments with the potential to extend lifespan and delay disease and dysfunction in mice.” This …
Raghav Bahl is the Rupert Mudoch of India. He owns several TV Stations. Recently he has written a book ‘Super Power?’ which compares the two developing country China and India. Raghav writes in Forbes China today is investing nearly half its GDP, something that is simply unprecedented. Over 200 years of economic experience tells us …
Construction commenced for Qinshan 2 Nuclear Power Station (Phase 2) in 2006, for another twin 650 MW class PWR nuclear power station based on the same design as Qinshan 2 Nuclear Power Station. Phase 2 is planned for completion in 2010 and with 70% localization in contents. Qinshan 2 phase 2 went into commercial operation …
There have been two approaches to capturing the sun’s energy: photovoltaics, which turn the sunlight into electricity, or solar-thermal systems, which concentrate the sun’s heat and use it to boil water to turn a turbine, or use the heat directly for hot water or home heating The third solar approach is the thermo-chemical approach, in …
a,b, Single-shot X-ray beam profile (a) and sum of five consecutive shot profiles (b) show the imprint of a wire grid and a 4×13 mrad2 beam with 5 mrad pointing stability. c–h, X-ray radiographic images of wire triplets and a resolution test Producing tightly focused beams of high energy X-rays, to examine everything from molecular structures to …
South Korea and China’s nuclear power is 66%-100% (up to half the cost) of nuclear power in Europe and the United States. With higher financing costs of 10%, the chinese and south korean reactors are one third the cost of European and US reactors. (H/T Capacity Factor blog If you liked this article, please give …
Kurzweilai reports that NASA Ames has “just started a project with DARPA called the Hundred Year Starship,” with $1 million funding from DARPA and $100K from NASA Worden also mentioned some nearer-term ideas that NASA is exploring. One new propulsion concept is electric propulsion. NASA is also funding a new program to develop microwave thermal …
Work is now under way on building the prototype. The goal is to achieve a specific power of 3.28kW/kg (2hp/lb), with a successful test in this quarter expected to lead to the development and fabrication of a flight weight version of the air-cooled engine, which is called Enduro-core and will use diesel. The P&W Wankel …