Development of Tiny Thorium Reactors Could Wean the World Off Oil In Just Five Years
Posted by admin in Science on 31. Aug, 2010 | 0 Comments
Thorium One ton of thorium can produce as much energy as 200 tons of uranium and 3.5 million tons of coal, according to the former director of CERN. An abundant metal with vast energy potential could quickly wean the world off oil, if only Western political leaders would muster the will to do it, a [...]
Cell reprogramming breakthrough could mend broken hearts
Posted by admin in Medicine on 13. Aug, 2010 | 0 Comments
A new breakthrough in cell regeneration could lead to the repair of damaged hearts Heart disease remains one the biggest killers in the Western world. When a heart attack or heart failure occurs, permanent damage often affects the heart, destroying live cells and leaving the patient with irreversible scarring. This scarring can often lead to [...]
Rumor Mill: Has Tevatron Found the Higgs Boson?
Posted by admin in Hi-tech, Science on 13. Jul, 2010 | 0 Comments
The Tevatron Accelerator An interesting blog post from University of Padua physicist Tommaso Dorigo is churning up the rumor mill this morning, and it’s so tantalizing we can’t help but engage in a little rumormongering ourselves. So without any evidence or proof, we’re just going to dive right into the meat of the matter: there’s [...]
Man Builds Homemade Nuclear Fusion Reactor in Brooklyn
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on 24. Jun, 2010 | 0 Comments
The Fusion Core of Suppes’ Homemade Reactor Need a weekend project around the house? Mark Suppes, web developer by day, has built his own nuclear fusion reactor in a Brooklyn workspace. It kind of makes that project car you’ve got rusting in the garage seem lame by comparison. Suppes’ reactor – it’s about the size [...]
This supercomputer plans to beat humans on Jeopardy!
Posted by admin in Computers on 18. Jun, 2010 | 0 Comments
You know the Bat Computer, Batman’s machine that can answer any question? Well, IBM has been working on developing something like it for well on three years now, and now the company feels that the machine is nearly ready for prime time. Literally — called "Watson," the Q&A supercomputer is scheduled to appear on Jeopardy! [...]
