China will have two 100 petaflop supercomputers in 2016 and they will use...
Within the next 12 months, China expects to be operating two 100 Petaflop computers, each containing (different) Chinese-made processors, and both coming online about a year before the United States’...
View ArticleChina delayed todays launch of the Long March 6 Rocket which first in a new...
China's Long March 6 (CZ-6) carrier rocket was set to be launched in Taiyuan, in North China's Shanxi Province on Saturday, sending 20 small satellites into space. It appears the launch may have been...
View ArticleHuman cyclist reaches a record 85.71 mph human powered speed record
Canadian Todd Reichart has claimed the world record for human powered speed. The annual World Human Powered Speed Challenge draws cyclists from around the world seeking to push the limits of...
View ArticleDARPA's Targeted Electrical Stimulation of the Brain boosts Memory
DARPA memory research could lead to therapies for wounded warriors and others with memory deficits caused by traumatic brain injury or disease. Electrical arrays implanted in the memory centers of the...
View ArticleDARPA looks to revolutionize orbiting satellites with robotic refueling,...
Pamela Melroy, deputy director of the tactical technology office at DARPA, said such a robotic system could be used to refuel, repair and construct spacecraft at GEO, Cheryl Pellerin writes.Pellerin...
View ArticleDARPA has cheap, network of radiation detectors for cloud based map of radiation
Dr. Vincent Tang, a program manager in DARPA's Defense Sciences Office, describes DARPA's progress toward automated, always-on radiological detection systems designed to detect nuclear materials...
View ArticleZymergen looks to marry synthetic biology, new materials and machine learning...
Dr. Zach Serber, co-founder of Zymergen, explains his company's efforts to marry synthetic biology, machine learning and materials science to endow microbes with new genetic programs for creating...
View ArticleChina successfully launches new Long March 6 rocket and looks forward to next...
China successfully launched a new model of carrier rocket, the Long March 6, at 7:01am Sunday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi province.The rocket carried 20...
View ArticleNaval Hardware like Aircraft carriers and fighters are the easier part but...
Even if China completes aircraft carriers that utilize the full potential of their embarked aircraft, that’s not the only factor to consider. While the Super Hornet might not be the fastest or most...
View ArticleUltrathin invisibility skin cloak for visible light
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley have devised an ultra-thin invisibility “skin”...
View ArticleUS Military still dominant but China can project to Taiwan and South China Sea
The RAND think tank used open, unclassified sources to compile The U.S.-China Military Scorecard: Forces, Geography, and the Evolving Balance of Power. This comprehensive report examines U.S. and...
View Article40 foot tall 3d Printer for printing houses
An Italian company (Wasp project) has gone even bigger with a record-breaking 12 meter (40 ft) tall printer called the Big Delta.By 2030, international estimates foresee a rapid growth of adequate...
View ArticleQuadcopter drones built a rope bridge that humans could walk across
A rope bridge that can support the crossing of a person was assembled by quadrocopters by researchers at ETH Zurich.The video shows quadrocopters autonomously assembling a rope bridge. This is part of...
View ArticleChina's incremental step from hypersonic missile to air launched hypersonic...
On Friday, a report surfaced claiming that the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) had completed a successful test flight of an unspecified new aircraft, adding that it was a...
View ArticleIndia has a perfect storm of some of most antibiotic resistant bacteria and...
Antibiotic overuse and resistant bacteria are alarming global problems, even in developing nations like India, Kenya and Vietnam.E. coli from contaminated water or food, for example, is resistant to...
View ArticleGE will not invest in India nuclear projects and moving jobs from USA because...
General Electric Co will not invest in atomic energy in India until accident liability laws are brought in line with global rules. With the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy still fresh in India's mind,...
View ArticleDetails on antimatter triggered fusion bombs
There seems to be no theoretical obstacles to the production of 10^18 antiprotons per day (the amount required for triggering one thermonuclear bomb), the construction of such a plant involves several...
View Article3D Carbon nanotube chips with processing and memory interwoven in layers can...
DARPA Risers Max Shulaker (Stanford) explains his ongoing research into enabling much faster, lower-power microchips. He spoke at DARPA's "Wait, What?" forum on Sept. 10, 2015.3D carbon nanotube chips...
View ArticleUS Air force has $2 million prize for engine that has turbine power to weight...
The Air Force is energizing domestic research and development with a $2M prize for a light-weight, fuel-efficient, small turbine engine. This innovative acquisition approach will advance the...
View ArticleBosch claims they will commercialize 400 watt hour per kilogram solid state...
German company Bosch acquired California Battery startup Seeo.Seeo submitted batteries for official testing late last year, claiming an energy density of 220 watt-hours per kilogram. CEO Hal Zarem told...
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