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1. Neutron Bytes - Dan Yurman -TVA’s Watts Bar 2 Asks NRC for Part 50 Operating LicenseThe Tennessee Valley Authority is on track to open the nation’s first new nuclear generating plant of the 21st...
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Exosomes: an opportunity for a new class of biologic therapies
Houman David Hemmati, MD PHD is the Vice President of Medical and Clinical Development for New Therapies at Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. in Beverly Hills, California. In this fascinating talk, he...
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Creation of unusually intelligent mice by altering a single gene
Researchers have created unusually intelligent mice by altering a single gene and as a result the mice were also less likely to feel anxiety or recall fear.The study, led by the University of Leeds and...
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Russia and the USA are the closest to useful operational hypersonic air...
The United States, China and Russia are all aggressively developing hypersonic weapons. In terms of operationalizing a usable weapon, experts believe that the United States and Russia are very close....
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Raytheon 3D prints 80 percent of guided missile parts and progress on...
Raytheon created nearly every component of a guided weapon using additive manufacturing, more commonly known as 3-D printing. The components include rocket engines, fins, parts for the guidance and...
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Terabytes of Flash memory are affordable now and much faster 3D Xpoint memory...
Samsung PM1633a is a 16TB (Terabyte) SSD (Solid state flash drive, formatted capacity, 15.36TB). It was announced at the 2015 Flash Memory Summit. The massive increase in density is thanks to the...
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China is targeting a combination of mobile internet, cloud computing, big...
Since early this year, China has been pursuing an "Internet Plus" action plan focusing especially on cloud computing. Early this year, the State Council unveiled an opinion about promoting cloud...
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Passive Exoskeletons transfer two-thirds of weight to the ground
Australian researchers have developed a simple, lightweight (3 kg) fully-passive exoskeleton. This system uses Bowden cables to attached to a rigid backpack frame. The cables run down the back and legs...
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Metamaterial engineering to triple the critical temperature of a dielectric...
Plasmonic metamaterial geometry may enable fabrication of an aluminum-based metamaterial superconductor with a critical temperature that is three times that of pure aluminum.Recent theoretical and...
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Superconducting magnetic space radiation shielding
The European Union SR2S project not only investigates the principles and the scientific problems (of magnetic shielding), but it also faces the complex issues in engineering.Superconducting magnets,...
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Star Trek Renegades episode available and other Star Trek TV and online...
Director Tim Russ and writer Ethan H Calk are both from the world of ”Star Trek” – trekkies know Russ as wise Vulcan Tuvok from the ”Voyager” and ”TNG” series, and Calk was a writer on ”Deep Space...
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21st century with abundant intelligence augmentation and genetic enhancement
Let us consider a scenario beyond complete genetic sequencing of zygotes and optimal selection of embryos.Advanced CRISPR gene sequencing seems likely to enable complete genome sequencing. Robotic...
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U.S. Nuclear Strategy 2025–2050 : Nuclear Non-proliferation has failed so...
Center for Strategic and International Studies Project Atom took a competitive strategies approach to its zero-based, "blue sky" review of U.S. nuclear strategy and force posture. Three independent...
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China may be close to deploying Mach 10 hypersonic WU-14 Missile
China this week carried out another test of a new high-tech hypersonic glide vehicle, an ultra high-speed missile designed to deliver nuclear weapons and avoid defenses.The latest test of what the...
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Supramolecular nanofibers could create super efficient solar energy
The conversion of sunlight into electricity at low cost becomes increasingly important to meet the world's fast growing energy consumption. This task requires the development of new device concepts, in...
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Second Gerald Ford class super aircraft carrier on track for delivery to US...
The keel for the US Navy's second Gerald Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the John F Kennedy, has been laid at a ceremony in Newport News, Virginia.The vessel, numbered CVN79, is being...
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