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Jul 8, 2017
Breakthrough high temperature ceramic for hypersonic vehicles and more
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: energy, military, space
Breakthrough high temperature ceramic for hypersonic vehicles, space, energy and military applications.
Jul 4, 2017
I’m A Cyborg And So Are You
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: cybercrime/malcode, cyborgs, energy, neuroscience
I have recently re-kindled my interest in neuro-hacking, the process of using technological and spiritual tools to essentially hack my consciousness, make myself calmer, and of course, happier! I’ve been using vitamins (D3!) and isochronic tones for some time, but I have run across a number of new devices and apps recently. I got a demo kit for a new device called Thync, that purports to alter brain waves to achieve greater calm, less stress, and more energy. This follows, for me, several decades of interest in this arena, also fueled by a bunch of projects in the works that seek to augment human potential using the latest brain science, emerging hardware, and games.
This is an area of professional interest as well as personal. I’m a socio-cultural anthropologist with a focus on digital culture, technology use, and future possibilities. My graduate work focused on social learning associated with online gaming. A lot of my focus falls into a sub-discipline of anthropology known as cyborg anthropology:
Jun 29, 2017
Railgun science and technology phase completing by 2019
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: energy, military, science
A BAE railgun system is undergoing multi-shot rep-rate operations at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren, in Virginia. Railgun firing test will continue over the next three years. The railgun system has been tested at Dahlgren’s railgun advanced research facility since November. The Navy has successfully tested a next-generation 32-megajoule railgun.
The US Navy is gradually increasing the railgun firing rate and energy level.
Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s subcommittee on seapower and projection forces, said * the pulsed power units, the batteries are getting smaller and are getting more efficient * more shots are being fired without having to replace the barrel.
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Jun 23, 2017
This solar paint creates energy from water vapor
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: energy, habitats
Jun 21, 2017
Fattened, Genetically Engineered Algae Might Fuel the Future
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: energy, genetics
The company’s RF energy harvesting technology breaks new ground in remote, wireless power by increasing the efficiency of converting RF energy (radio waves) into DC power and enabling that efficiency over a wide operating range.
Jun 15, 2017
Exploring the High Energy Universe with the Cherenkov Telescope Array
Posted by Roman Mednitzer in categories: energy, space
What is CTA and how will it work? This video produced by CTA Consortium member Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) explains how CTA will look at the sky in higher energy photons than ever measured before and give a behind the scenes look at the construction of a prototype of one of the proposed telescopes, the Medium-Size Telescope.
Credits: DESY/Milde Science Comm./Exozet
Jun 9, 2017
Nanotechnology reveals hidden depths of bacterial ‘machines’
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: energy, nanotechnology, sustainability
New research from the University of Liverpool, published in the journal Nanoscale, has probed the structure and material properties of protein machines in bacteria, which have the capacity to convert carbon dioxide into sugar through photosynthesis.
Cyanobacteria are a phylum of bacteria that produce oxygen and energy during photosynthesis, similar to green plants. They are among the most abundant organisms in oceans and fresh water. Unique internal ‘machines’ in cyanobacteria, called carboxysomes, allow the organisms to convert carbon dioxide to sugar and provide impacts on global biomass production and our environment.
Carboxysomes are nanoscale polyhedral structures that are made of several types of proteins and enzymes. So far, little is known about how these ‘machines’ are constructed and maintain their organisation to perform carbon fixation activity.
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