Nuclear Deal with Iran
There is a deal to limit Irans nuclear program with the USA and five other countriesIran and six major powers agreed early Sunday on an historic deal that freezes key parts of Iran’s nuclear program in...
View ArticleThe Other 50 year anniversary Doctor Who
Friday was the 50 year anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy. Saturday was the 50 year anniversary of Doctor Who.the 50th anniversary episode of Doctor Who - titled The Day of the...
View ArticleCarnival of Nuclear Energy 184
The Carnival of Nuclear Energy 184 is up at Hiroshima Syndrome.Nuke Power Talk - One reactor order equals a renaissance, and one shutdown shows that nuclear power is on its deathbed. The truth, as...
View ArticleIsrael’s calls the Iran Nuclear deal an ‘historic mistake’
Israeli leaders denounced the interim Iranian nuclear pact signed by the United States and five world powers as a “historic mistake” that does little to reverse Iran’s nuclear ambitions and instead...
View ArticleNearly a Hyperbolic curve for shaving blades
echnology as well as marketing determines the rate at which new shaving blades are introduced. Although not common or popular there are six and even 12 bladed shavers. Every additional blade adds...
View ArticleJapan shifting from nuclear to more coal power and Southern USA shifts to...
Japan replacing Fukushima nuclear power with coal power not solar power or wind powerTokyo Electric Power Co will tie up with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Corp and Mitsubishi Electric to...
View ArticleGlobal Carbon dioxide emissions are 61 percent higher than in 1990 and still...
Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels will rise to a record 36 billion metric tons (39.683 billion tons) this year, a report by 49 researchers from 10 countries said, showing the...
View ArticleCRISPR Cas Powerful Possibilities for Genetic Engineering
The CRISPR-Cas-system is not only valuable for bacteria but also for working in the laboratory. It detects a specific sequence of letters in the genetic code and cuts the DNA at this point. Thus,...
View ArticleLingering warming effect would mean that in less than 7 more years of...
If this is the case then it is clear that the 750 billion ton level (which is another 250 billion tons and we are adding about 40 billion tons each year) will be breached. Humanity would then need to...
View ArticleSwitzerland votes down Measure to limit Executive pay
Swiss voters have rejected a proposal that would have limited executive pay to 12 times that of the lowest paid. The referendum saw 65.3% vote against the plan with 34.7% in favour.The country is home...
View ArticleSingle layer tin could Conduct Electricity with 100 Percent Efficiency at...
A single layer of tin atoms could be the world’s first material to conduct electricity with 100 percent efficiency at the temperatures that computer chips operate, according to a team of theoretical...
View ArticleReWORK City Conference December 13th in London, England
RE.WORK Cities Summit taking place on 13 December in London.Nextbigfuture has one free pass to provide to a reader of nextbigfuture. Express your interest for this pass and one reader will be...
View ArticleTop 16 world economies
The Economist published their World in 2014Here is their list of the top economies in the world (actually they published per capita GDP and per capita GDP PPP and population.) The total GDP and ranking...
View ArticleBoston Consulting has ten predictions for China in 2014
The Boston Consulting Group believe that the current dip in China’s growth will not endure and that, under Xi’s leadership, China’s economy is destined to continue growing at a rapid clip. In fact, we...
View ArticleRanking of best and worst run States in America
24/7 Wall Street has an updated report on the best and worst run states for 2013Good governance involves raising and spending enough to provide for the well-being of the population without risking the...
View ArticleBrightest Gamma Ray Burst observed for 20 hours provides details that will...
On April 27, a blast of light from a dying star in a distant galaxy became the focus of astronomers around the world. The explosion, known as a gamma-ray burst and designated GRB 130427A, tops the...
View ArticleStandard Chartered predicts 7% annual GDP growth for China until 2020 and...
China's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will be bigger than that of the US as early as 2022 according to a report by Standard Chartered Bank that makes forecasts on countries' economic outlook.According...
View ArticleCanada's Uranium Exploration Boom using a uranium boulder detecting technology
It started with a single drill hole made by a team of explorers just outside the Western edge of Saskatchewan's Athabasca Basin, home to the richest uranium deposits in the world. The fact that the...
View ArticleDARPA has a new vacuum power amplifier which was demonstrated at 0.85 terahertz
The submillimeter wave, or terahertz, part of the electromagnetic spectrum falls between the frequencies of 0.3 and 3 terahertz, between microwaves and infrared light. Historically, device physics has...
View ArticleAndrea Rossi and his company are taking pre-orders for the 1 megawatt LENR...
The super controversial Rossi ECAT 1MW plant is now available on the market. It takes 200 kilowatts of input power and claims to deliver 1 Megawatt of output power.UPDATE - Looking at the dates of the...
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