“This is the first time technology of this nature has been
demonstrated with the potential for transition from the laboratory, to
full-scale commercial implementation,” said Willauer.
The predicted cost of jet fuel using these technologies is in the
range of $3 to $6 per gallon, and with sufficient funding and
partnerships, this approach could be commercially viable within the next
seven to ten years, NRL suggests." kurzweilai.net
Navy researchers demonstrate flight powered by fuel created from seawater
Monday, 14 April 2014
ENERGY- SOLAR POWER (II) Are We Halfway to Market Dominance for Solar?
"Solar is now around 1 percent of global electricity generation. But that might mean we’re further along than you’d think."
Tam Hunt April 11, 2014http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/are-we-halfway-to-market-dominance-for-solar
ENERGY- SOLAR POWER (I) - Is the recent solar power ‘tipping point’ a sign of things to come?
"The cost of installing photovoltaic solar arrays has dropped to $3 per
watt of electricity they produce – about the same as coal-powered plants
cost to build – creating a watershed moment in the development of clean
energy, experts say." Computerworld
Is the recent solar power ‘tipping point’ a sign of things to come?
watt of electricity they produce – about the same as coal-powered plants
cost to build – creating a watershed moment in the development of clean
energy, experts say." Computerworld
Is the recent solar power ‘tipping point’ a sign of things to come?
Monday, 7 April 2014
Thursday, 13 March 2014
25 YEARS OF INTERNET- HAPPY WEBDAY!
" On March 12, 1989 Tim Berners-Lee, while working as a contractor at the CERN laboratories in Switzerland, submitted Information Management: A Proposal,
which sparked the greatest advance in information technology since
Gutenberg invented the printing press. At the time, it was just a way
for CERN scientists to share data, but a quarter of a century later,
it’s grown from a curiosity into a necessity without which our world can
no longer function." [...]
SOURCE: Gizmag
http://www.gizmag.com/www-25-anniversary/31175/
SOURCE: Gizmag
http://www.gizmag.com/www-25-anniversary/31175/
Monday, 10 March 2014
NANOTECHNOLOGY- Optical nano-tweezers allow for manipulating molecules, other nanoscale objects
"Researchers at the the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) in
Catalonia have invented nano-optical tweezers capable of trapping and
moving an individual nano-object in three dimensions using the force of
light.
“This technique could revolutionize the field of nanoscience since,
for the first time, we have shown that it is possible to trap,
3D-manipulate, and release a single nano-object without exerting any
mechanical contact or other invasive action,” said Romain Quidant, ICREA
Professor and leader at ICFO of the Plasmon Nano-Optics research group." SOURCE: kurzweilai.net
Optical nano-tweezers allow for manipulating molecules, other nanoscale objects
Catalonia have invented nano-optical tweezers capable of trapping and
moving an individual nano-object in three dimensions using the force of
light.
“This technique could revolutionize the field of nanoscience since,
for the first time, we have shown that it is possible to trap,
3D-manipulate, and release a single nano-object without exerting any
mechanical contact or other invasive action,” said Romain Quidant, ICREA
Professor and leader at ICFO of the Plasmon Nano-Optics research group." SOURCE: kurzweilai.net
Optical nano-tweezers allow for manipulating molecules, other nanoscale objects
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