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Thijs Versloot

The SupraThermal Ion Monitor for space weather predictions - 4 views

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    The novel part here is that it can be scaled down to the cubesat platform. I then wondered, could we place multiple of such Cubesats in a 'decaying orbit' around the Sun? Fractionated will give spatial and temporal information which, even with a simple langmuir probe setup, can give information on density, temperature, velocity, ion energy distribution, potential.. Of course they will be lost relatively quickly, but more could be ejected from a mother ship which is orbiting at a safer distance.
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    For example like the KickSat projec https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zacinaction/kicksat-your-personal-spacecraft-in-space Although a pc-reboot due to a radiation event in the electronics has reset the deployment timeline to approximately 2 days after re-entry... http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/06/kicksat-satellites_n_5273821.html
annaheffernan

Graphene drum could store quantum information - 4 views

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    Devices made from resonating graphene "drums" could be used as microwave amplifiers and memory chips in quantum computers. So say researchers at the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, who are the first to demonstrate optomechanical coupling between a mechanical resonator and a superconducting microwave cavity.
Tobias Seidl

Information processing by biochemical networks: a dynamic approach - Interface - 1 views

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    Something for the computer freaks.
Dario Izzo

Goodbye To Google Wave - 2 views

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    I guess it never really was clear what it should do (everything?!) or what it was (they also developed server communications and APIs for loads of things) ... also: "Wave was one stab at tackling our information overload, at providing a central hub for all the information we need to deal with every day. And it will be back, in one form or another." http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/pda/2010/aug/05/google-wave
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    I liked the concept but it was too slow .... a pity
Francesco Biscani

BBC News - Q&A: Europa and Jupiter mission - 1 views

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    Informative Q&A.
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    I could come up with a name for the onboard computer of the spacecraft...
santecarloni

Optical measurement of cycle-dependent cell growth - 0 views

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    Researchers developed a new imaging method that can measure cell mass using two beams of light, offering new insight into the much-debated problem of whether cells grow at a constant rate or exponentially. They found that mammalian cells show clear exponential growth only during the G2 phase of the cell cycle. This information has great implications not only for basic biology, but also for diagnostics, drug development and tissue engineering.
Luís F. Simões

Wind Power Without the Blades: Big Pics : Discovery News - 4 views

  • The carbon-fiber stalks, reinforced with resin, are about a foot wide at the base tapering to about 2 inches at the top. Each stalk will contain alternating layers of electrodes and ceramic discs made from piezoelectric material, which generates a current when put under pressure. In the case of the stalks, the discs will compress as they sway in the wind, creating a charge.
  • Based on rough estimates, said Núñez-Ameni the output would be comparable to that of a conventional wind farm covering the same area
  • After completion, a Windstalk should be able to produce as much electricity as a single wind turbine, with the advantage that output could be increased with a denser array of stalks. Density is not possible with conventional turbines, which need to be spaced about three times the rotor's diameter in order to avoid air turbulence. But Windstalks work on chaos and turbulence so they can be installed much closer together, said Núñez-Ameni.
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  • Núñez-Ameni also reports that the firm is currently working on taking the Windstalk idea underwater. Called Wavestalk, the whole system would be inverted to harness energy from the flow of ocean currents and waves.
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    additional information: http://atelierdna.com/?p=144
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    isn't this a bit of a contradiction: on the one hand: "Based on rough estimates, said Núñez-Ameni the output would be comparable to that of a conventional wind farm covering the same area" and on the other: "After completion, a Windstalk should be able to produce as much electricity as a single wind turbine, with the advantage that output could be increased with a denser array of stalks. Density is not possible with conventional turbines, which need to be spaced about three times the rotor's diameter in order to avoid air turbulence. " still, very interesting concept!
Tobias Seidl

Cognitive fitness of cost-efficient brain functional networks - 0 views

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    The information processing performance of a network can be enhanced by a sparse or low-cost configuration with disproportionately high efficiency. --> any ideas?
jmlloren

Experimental verification of the feasibility of a quantum channel between space and Earth - 0 views

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    Extending quantum communication to space environments would enable us to perform fundamental experiments on quantum physics as well as applications of quantum information at planetary and interplanetary scales. Here, we report on the first experimental study of the conditions for the implementation of the single-photon exchange between a satellite and an Earth-based station. We built an experiment that mimics a single photon source on a satellite, exploiting the telescope at the Matera Laser Ranging Observatory of the Italian Space Agency to detect the transmitted photons. Weak laser pulses, emitted by the ground-based station, are directed toward a satellite equipped with cube-corner retroreflectors. These reflect a small portion of the pulse, with an average of less-than-one photon per pulse directed to our receiver, as required for faint-pulse quantum communication. We were able to detect returns from satellite Ajisai, a low-Earth orbit geodetic satellite, whose orbit has a perigee height of 1485 km.
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    hello Jose! Interesting it was proposed to do the same with the ISS as part of the ACES experiment. I don't remember the paper but i can look if you're interested
ESA ACT

Papers by Alessandro Saffiotti - 0 views

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    Employ of semantic knowledge as a source of information to PEIS (Physically Embedded Intelligent Systems)
ESA ACT

Data and links to all African Universities - 0 views

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    General information of Africa countries. List of African Universities
ESA ACT

dark matter rap - 0 views

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    another science rap. Less musical, but very informative.
ESA ACT

About AISI - 0 views

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    African Information Society Initiative
ESA ACT

Topicalizer - The tool for topic extraction, text analysis and abstract generation - 0 views

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    Useful information that may help improve the choice of words etc in our documents
ESA ACT

prefuse - 0 views

shared by ESA ACT on 24 Apr 09 - Cached
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    interactive information visualization toolkit
ESA ACT

Slashdot | Cutting-Edge AI Projects? - 0 views

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    Read the first entries, are really funny. The ones tagged as "Informative" contain references that might be useful for us.
ESA ACT

Technology Review: TR10: Intelligent Software Assistant - 0 views

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    For consideration by the Information Management group...
ESA ACT

List of emerging technologies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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    I know it's not the most reliable source of scientific information but just in case anybody is looking for some inspiration...
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