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Experimental Scaled Composite plane
Scaled Composites has flown a new experimental aircraft called the Model 401. It has new features, including signature reduction design features. It is similar to the General Atomics Predator C...
3D System on a chip can solve memory problems and boost compute performance 1000 times by 2021
3D System on a chip technology at 7 nanometer lithography can provide a 1000X speed up for machine learning and other applications. The S3S 2017 program includes a paper by MonolithIC 3D Inc which will present a monolithic 3D technology that is low cost and ready to be rapidly deployed using the current transistor processes. In that talk they will also describe how such an integration technology could be used to improve performance and reduce power and cost of most computer systems, suggestive of a 1,000x total system benefit. In an effort to initiate resurgence of the U.S. electronics industry,
Supercavitating rounds for underwater targets
DSG Technology has 12.7 mm supercavitating ammunition which give them unique capabilities from standard weapons* air to water, water to water and water to air, with exceptional materiel penetration...
Bitcoin set record high of $5380
Bitcoin has an intraday high of $5280 and ended yesterday at $5226. Week-on-week, BTC is up 18.75 percent, while month-on-month it’s up 23 percent. The new record broke a previous all-time high...
Record fastest pulse at 53 attoseconds
A research team at the University of Central Florida has demonstrated the fastest light pulse ever developed, a 53-attosecond X-ray flash. The group led by Professor Zenghu Chang beat its own record...
SpaceX successfully launches and recovers third reused rocket
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 today. This was the 15th rocket launch for Spacex of this year. It carried a satellite with a dual-purpose mission for both EchoStar and SES. The rocket was...
Origami inspired robots can be swallowed and perform internal surgery
Origami-inspired bots that can fold into a number of different shapes have been developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory...
California fires will take another two weeks to contain
Here is a link to the Calfire incident reports on the various California fires. Overnight fire conditions were very active on several fronts forcing additional evacuations across Northern California. Firefighters are battling 22 large wildfires that have burned nearly 170,000 acres. Firefighters are bracing for the winds to shift this evening and increase in speed. 17 21 people are confirmed to have died in the wildfires this week. 11 people alone died in the Tubbs Fire, making it the 6th deadliest fire in our state’s history. While damage assessment continues on all the fires, it is estimated that at least
SF Bay Area fires put over 10,000 more homes at high risk and 200,000 at risk
California-based property analytics firm CoreLogic chimed in with a rough assessment of how bad the fire damage could get in the Northern California area. Working in Oakland, I can personally say...
New Magma moving into a supervolcano can trigger an eruption in a few decades
Yellowstone National Park is famous in the volcanology community for being the site of three explosive supereruptions, the last of which was 631,000 years ago. During that eruption, approximately...
Masayoshi’s Singularity Funds and Lisa Simpsons Blackhole
Saudi Arabia ($45 billion) and Abu Dhabi (Mubadala, $15 billion) have invested a total of $60 billion of their oil generated funds info Softbank Masayoshi Son’s Vision Fund. Masayoshi has been...
Intel delivers 17 qubit superconducting chip
Intel announced the delivery of a 17-qubit superconducting test chip for quantum computing to QuTech, Intel’s quantum research partner in the Netherlands. The new chip was fabricated by Intel and...
Alibaba to Spend $15 Billion on Moonshot projects with AI and Quantum Computer focus
Alibaba will more than double research and development spending to $15 billion over the next three years to develop next-generation technology, drive its sprawling business and explore moonshot...
Removing carbon from atmosphere can be simple and low tech
But “if you’re really concerned about coral reefs, biodiversity food production in very poor regions, we’re going to have to deploy negative emission technology at scale,” said Bill Hare of Climate...
Israeli Intelligence Hacked Kapersky in 2014 and uncovered Russian Intelligence Hacking
It was a case of spies watching spies watching spies: Israeli intelligence officers looked on in real time as Russian government hackers searched computers around the world for the code names of...
Could Masayoshi Son get trillions in wealth funds mobilized for Singularity investments ?
Masayoshi Son is raising a $100 billion Vision Fund and is rapidly investing in startups, doing deals with established companies and buying out larger companies. Masayohshi is already talking about a...
Next Army Combat Vehicle will use lighter armor, more active protection and lasers
The Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) needs to be smarter and leaner than the Abrams tank and Bradley fighting vehicle— and completely reimagined, said Maj. Gen. Eric Wesley, who commands the...
China will open a $10 billion quantum computer center and others also investing in quantum computing
On 37 hectares (nearly 4 million square feet) in Hefei, Anhui Province, China is building a $10 billion research center for quantum applications. This news comes on the heels of the world’s...
North Korea could have up to 60 nuclear weapons
North Korea has successfully produced a miniaturized nuclear warhead that can fit inside its missiles, crossing a key threshold on the path to becoming a full-fledged nuclear power, U.S. intelligence...
Walmart battling back as other retailers whither against Amazon
Walmart had inadequate response to Amazon.com for years but the $3 billion acquisition of jet.com and overhaul of its marketplace last year, and better integration of its stores with its digital...
Development of a high precision thermometer for the use at around 1000 °C
Japanese researchers have developed a platinum resistance thermometer that can precisely measure temperature at around 1000 °C. * Achieved by optimizing thermal treatment of platinum wires and sensor...
Japanese researchers make chickens that lay egss with low cost cancer drugs
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Kansai in Osaka Prefecture has succeeded in making hens lay eggs that contain a pharmaceutical agent that can be used to...
Russian Armata production falters – shift to upgrading old tanks
The Russian Armata program, a universal chassis system that is intended to be the foundational element for Russia’s future armor force and includes the third-generation T-14 main battle tank (MBT),...
If Mars ice were melted it would cover planet to depth of 35 meters
Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield notes that Mars has 5 million cubic km of ice, enough to cover the whole planet to a depth of 35 meters or 115 ft. Mars has 5 million cubic km of ice, enough to...
Xi Jinping has engineered the largest ever turnover of military elite in the history of the PRC
A top achievement in China President Xi Jinping’s first five years is military reform. President Xi Jinping’s efforts have centered on marginalizing the four so-called “general departments” of the PLA that functioned as a virtual arm of government and had undermined the authority of the civilian-led Central Military Commission (CMC). He also transformed China’s military operations from a Russian-style, army-centric system toward what analysts call a “Western-style joint command”; and swiftly promoted “young guards” to top positions in the officer corps. Judging from the list of military and police delegates to the forthcoming congress where China’s future leaders are to
Space launches 10 Iridium satellites and lands first stage
SpaceX successfully launched 10 communications satellites into low-Earth orbit today (Oct. 9) and landed the spent Falcon 9 first-stage rocket booster on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean. The SpaceX...
South Korea’s AP1400 nuclear reactor approved by Europe
European Utility Requirements (EUR) has approved modifications Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co Ltd (KHNP) has made to its APR1400 reactor design, according to Reuters. The approval by EUR –...
Aerojet Rocketdyne will test Hypersonic Advanced Full Range Engine
DARPA has an agreement with Aerojet Rocketdyne to develop and ground test a hypersonic advanced full range engine under the agency’s Advanced Full Range Engine (AFRE) program. They will conduct a...
Carnival of Space 530
The Carnival of Space is up at Universe Today. Universe Today – New Clues Emerge for the Existence of Planet 9 Above – Artist’s impression of Planet Nine, blocking out the Milky...
Energy flow is reversed in a quantum system by mere observation
A piece of research in which the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has participated confirms that merely observing a flow of energy or particles can change its direction. In a classical...
Missing half of all normal matter in the universe found as hot gas links galaxies
Arxiv – A Search for Warm / Hot Gas Filaments Between Pairs of SDSS Luminous Red Galaxies Two teams found the first detection of the roughly half of the normal matter in our universe – protons, neutrons and electrons – unaccounted for by previous observations of stars, galaxies and other bright objects in space. Two separate teams found the missing matter – made of particles called baryons rather than dark matter – linking galaxies together through filaments of hot, diffuse gas. “The missing baryon problem is solved,” says Hideki Tanimura at the Institute of Space Astrophysics in Orsay, France, leader
Anti-drone weapons – Lasers and shotgun shells with nets
The Pentagon has launched a $700 million cash program to combat ISIS’ lethal fleet of drones. ISIS is increasingly using drones on the battlefield, and the Pentagon hopes that the new cash...
Wireless 5G networks will be deployed in 2019
Rajeev Suri, president and CEO of Nokia, said Nokia expects 5G networks to be deployed in 2019, with widespread trials next year. 5G technology will enable carriers to provide solutions to a greater...
An age where we can quantum engineer states of matter for atomic clocks and other purposes
JILA physicists have created an entirely new design for an atomic clock, in which strontium atoms are packed into a tiny three-dimensional (3-D) cube at 1,000 times the density of previous...
Rand corporation Conflict with China Revisited
Rand Corp analysis – Although armed conflict between the United States and China is not likely, the possibility is real enough to require prudent policies and effective deterrent measures. In the past six years, the range and capabilities of Chinese air and sea defenses have continued to grow, making U.S. forward basing more vulnerable and the direct defense of U.S. interests in the East Asia region potentially more costly. Neither the United States nor China is likely to employ nuclear weapons, but even an initially localized conflict could quickly spread into the economic, cyber, and space realms, doing considerable damage
China developing advanced hypersonic weapons, laser and modern aircraft carriers
According to DOD, China could build several aircraft carriers in the next 15 years. China may ultimately produce five ships—for a total of six carriers—for the PLA Navy. The third through sixth Chinese carriers are likely to be flat deck ships, like U.S. aircraft carriers, that utilize steam or magnetic catapults and would enable the PLA Navy to employ aircraft armed with heavier munitions intended for maritime strike or land attack missions. The third carrier is the Type 002 carrier. It is in development and is slated to complete in 2020 or 2021, will be a 70,000-ton aircraft carrier with
Humvee has no electronics for EMP to damage
The US military replaced its Humvees in Afghanistan and Iraq, with heavier, better armored vehicles because of the threat from roadside bombs. But that approach may not work In a high-tech conflict,...
Magnetic Shield against massive solar flares
Solar flares are capable of causing widespread technological damage. Researchers outline a mitigation strategy to protect our planet by setting up a magnetic shield to deflect charged particles at the Lagrange point L1, and demonstrate that this approach appears to be realizable in terms of its basic physical parameters. They conclude their analysis by arguing that shielding strategies adopted by advanced civilizations will lead to technosignatures that are detectable by upcoming missions. There was a large solar flare 150 years ago and it was named the Carrington flare (Carrington 1859). Ff the Carrington event were to occur now, it would
Google Loon will restore Puerto Rico internet and Elon Musk will provide solar and batteries
More than 90 percent of people on the island of Puerto Rico don’t have power, and more than 80 percent don’t have access to wireless cell service, according to the most recent advisories from FEMA...
Neuromation Critical part of AI ecosystem
Neuromation is building a critical component of the budding AI eco-system and plan to capitalize on the first-mover advantage: The Neuromation Platform provides an exchange and an ecosystem where participants can either contribute or purchase the components of an AI model. The Platform will use distributed computing along with blockchain proof of work tokens to revolutionize AI model development. It will combine all the components necessary to build deep learning solutions with synthetic data in one place. Platform service providers, commercial or private, will provide specific resources for the execution and development of synthetic data sets, distributed computing services, and
Neuromation will incentive resources for machine learning using blockchain proof of work
Neuromation is creating a distributed platform to service all aspects of future synthetic data ecosystem. The platform will allow users to create dataset generators, generate massive datasets, train...
Spacex is aiming for two rocket landings in 48 hours this weekend
Spacex is aiming for two rocket landings in 48 hours this weekend. Aiming for two rocket landings in 48 hours this weekend https://t.co/C1CZW2cQgv — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 4, 2017
Tesla diverts resources to speed up Model 3 production ramp
Tela is still in the beginning of their model 4 production ramp, but every Model 3 is being built on the Model 3 production line, which is fully installed, powered on, producing vehicles, and...
With Smartphones and social media everyone is distracted all the time
Many younger technologists (some who were involved in creating likes at Facebook) are weaning themselves off their own products, sending their children to elite Silicon Valley schools where iPhones,...
LPP fusion claims to have achieved nuclear fusion confinement record of 200 kiloelectron volts
LPP Fusion has submitted a paper for peer review to the journal Physics of Plasmas, in which Lerner and his coauthors claim to have produced a confined mean ion energy of 200 kiloelectron volts,...
Study finds diameter of proton at 0.83 femtometers
Journal Science -The Rydberg constant and proton size from atomic hydrogen How big is the proton? This study and one of the prior studies have the diameter of the proton was about 0.83 femtometers...
Progressing to Solid-State Lithium Batteries
A research group led by professor Jan D. Miller of the University of Utah’s Department of Metallurgical Engineering has received a $191,700 grant to aid the development and commercialization of a...
Possible Antibody cocktail to treat Zika
A new antibody “cocktail” promises to provide effective, if temporary, protection against the Zika virus, a new study reports. A blend of three potent antibodies completely prevented Zika...
Turkey, Iran, and Iraq join forces against emergence of Kurdistan
Turkey, Iran, and Iraq adopted a coordinated, aggressive force posture in retaliation for the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) independence referendum on September 25, 2017. The Iraqi Security...
China renewable energy is mostly hydro and kilowatts are not kilowatt hours
New solar PV capacity grew by 50% last year, with China accounting for almost half of the global expansion, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest renewables market analysis and...
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