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Past Future Predictions - 3 views

www.ethologic.com/...pastpred.txt futurology forecast technology forecast
shared by Dario Izzo on 07 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Dario Izzo on 07 Dec 09
     
    "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." Underoptimistic ... Excellent source of inspiration and quotation for all our reports
  • LeopoldS on 08 Dec 09
     
    put them on the wiki ....
  • Francesco Biscani on 10 Dec 09
     
    "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." Technically, this is a correct prediction :P
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Protection mechanisms of the iron-plated armor of a deep-sea hydrothermal vent gastropo... - 1 views

www.pnas.org/...987.abstract BIO material impact
shared by Tobias Seidl on 20 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Tobias Seidl on 20 Jan 10
     
    Here, we report new materials and mechanical design principles of the iron-plated multilayered structure of the natural armor of Crysomallon squamiferum, a recently discovered gastropod mollusc from the Kairei Indian hydrothermal vent field, which is unlike any other known natural or synthetic engineered armor.
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Latest space jobs report still bleak | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAY - 1 views

www.floridatoday.com/...+space+jobs+report+still+bleak
shared by Joris _ on 21 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Joris _ on 21 Jan 10
     
    I found these are huge numbers, as if it is the taskforce necessary for building the shuttle from scratch ... but it is supposedly reusable!
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Stepping Away From the Trees For a Look at the Forest | Science/AAAS - 1 views

www.sciencemag.org/...1612.full science technology cosmology astronomy exoplanets mars metamaterials climate_change BIO dna microbes cell
shared by Luís F. Simões on 22 Dec 10 - No Cached
  • An ingenious new tool triggers a cascade of new insights. In this special section, Science's news reporters and editors mark the end of the current decade by stepping back from weekly reporting to take a broader look at 10 insights that have changed science since the dawn of the new millennium.
  • Luís F. Simões on 22 Dec 10
     
    For a direct link to the 10 articles, showing their abstracts, go here.
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Global Farming futures - 2 views

www.bis.gov.uk/...reports-and-publications agriculture climate change
shared by Nicholas Lan on 22 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • Nicholas Lan on 22 Mar 11
     
    forecasting to 2050 wouldn't recommend the executive summary but the collection of reports seems to be quite comprehensive across a range of relevant areas "The Project has involved around 400 leading experts and stakeholders from about 35 countries across the world. Drawing upon over 100 peer-reviewed evidence paper commissioned by the Project which can be accessed in full here (hyperlink). "
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Synthesis and characterization of a nanocrystalline diamond aerogel - 2 views

www.pnas.org/...1010600108 technology materials aerogel
shared by santecarloni on 18 May 11 - No Cached
  • santecarloni on 18 May 11
     
    "we report the high-pressure, high-temperature synthesis of a diamond aerogel from an amorphous carbon aerogel precursor using a laser-heated diamond anvil cell"
  • LeopoldS on 18 May 11
     
    so what ...?
  • dejanpetkow on 19 May 11
     
    Depending on its properties it might be interesting as an ablative heat shield material.
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[1106.1470] Evidence for Time-Varying Nuclear Decay Rates: Experimental Results and The... - 2 views

arxiv.org/1106.1470 phy technology
shared by santecarloni on 13 Jun 11 - No Cached
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  • santecarloni on 13 Jun 11
     
    Unexplained annual variations in nuclear decay rates have been reported in recent years by a number of groups. We show that data from these experiments exhibit not only variations in time related to Earth-Sun distance, but also periodicities attributable to solar rotation. Additionally, anomalous decay rates coincident in time with a series of solar flares in December 2006 also point to a solar influence on nuclear decay rates....
  • LeopoldS on 13 Jun 11
     
    can we use space to make a smart experiment to solve this riddle? e.g. sending a decay detecter on a close solar orbit and one to Pluto and then compare decay rates? or a highly elliptical trajectory and compare during peri and apoapsis?
  • santecarloni on 13 Jun 11
     
    I think it could be possible. I need to look into the details. In fact it could probably be done already with the nuclear generators on the Voyager and Pioneer and other nuclear powered probes. That is if the data are precise enough...
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Europe tackles huge fraud : Nature News - 5 views

www.nature.com/...474265a.html science inf EU
shared by LeopoldS on 16 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • LeopoldS on 16 Jun 11
     
    they used names of scientists and research centres without these actually knowing about their involvement it seems.... I am wondering what they actually reported back in terms of results? randomly generated papers? Christos?
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  • Luzi Bergamin on 16 Jun 11
     
    surprised? of course not! schadenfreude? yes, a lot!
  • Christos Ampatzis on 18 Jun 11
     
    Probably some bored project officer "accepted" the deliverables as reasonable? What worries me is the last paragraph by the Committee on Industry and Research (Space is in there..., all RTD is there...) Are we going to simplify procedures or tighten more??? Because there is a lot of talk about simplification in FP8: which is not well received by Parliament/Council and co...
  • Luzi Bergamin on 18 Jun 11
     
    Hopefully I'm wrong, but I'm very pessimistic. I guess they will impose even more control, ask for even more detailed description of the results that will be delivered and concentrate even more on project funding instead of funding open research.
  • pacome delva on 20 Jun 11
     
    maybe this is what happen when there is so much paper involved... a simple phone call to one of the research scientist and the fraud is unveiled :) or maybe the "bored project officer" has a brand new mercedes...
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Single-cell biological lasers : Nature Photonics : Nature Publishing Group - 0 views

www.nature.com/...nphoton.2011.99.html lasers cells bio technology
shared by santecarloni on 17 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • santecarloni on 17 Jun 11
     
    Here, we show that fluorescent proteins4, 5 in cells are a viable gain medium for optical amplification, and report the first successful realization of biological cell lasers based on green fluorescent protein (GFP).
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Experimental verification of the feasibility of a quantum channel between space and Earth - 0 views

www.iop.org/...njp8_3_033038.html NAN MAD technology
shared by jmlloren on 14 Jul 09 - Cached
  • jmlloren on 14 Jul 09
     
    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.
  • pacome delva on 16 Jul 09
     
    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
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NASA - NASA Innovation Fund - 0 views

www.nasa.gov/...nif_selection_sfw.html innovation NASA NRG
shared by LeopoldS on 15 Jul 09 - Cached
  • LeopoldS on 15 Jul 09
     
    list of newly selected innovation projects by NASA; contains some topics at least interesting from the title and some that we have worked on! anybody interested in making a quick read and analysis of these? (though last time we did not get much feedback on our report)
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http://downloads.globalchange.gov/usimpacts/pdfs/climate-impacts-report.pdf - 0 views

downloads.globalchange.gov/...climate-impacts-report.pdf climate change carbon CO2
shared by LeopoldS on 05 Sep 09 - No Cached
  • LeopoldS on 05 Sep 09
     
    nina and Friederike - please have a look at this ... some good arguments in it very likely ....
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Armadillo Aerospace Claim Level 2 NGLLC Prize | International Space Fellowship - 0 views

spacefellowship.com/...pace-claim-level-2-ngllc-prize llc lunar lander x-prize armadillo
shared by Juxi Leitner on 13 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Juxi Leitner on 13 Sep 09
     
    Armadillo Aerospace have officially completed the 2009 Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge Level 2, on a rainy day at Caddo Mills, Texas. Reports came in
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Experimental Observation of an Extremely Dark Material Made By a Low-Density Nanotube A... - 0 views

pubs.acs.org/...nl072369t.html NAN optics technology
shared by ESA ACT on 24 Apr 09 - No Cached
  • ESA ACT on 24 Apr 09
     
    The integrated total reflectance from carbonnanotube arrays is three times lower than the lowest-ever reported values of optical reflectance from any material, making it the darkest man-made material ever.
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Flexible screen based on thermochromic effect: Paperlike thermochromic display - 0 views

scitation.aip.org/...GetabsServlet NAN technology optoelectronic
shared by ESA ACT on 24 Apr 09 - No Cached
  • ESA ACT on 24 Apr 09
     
    The authors report the design and implementation of a paperlike, thermally activated display fabricated from thermochromic composite and embedded conductive wiring patterns, shaped from mixture of metallic nanoparticles in polydimethylsioxane using soft l
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Self-assembled biomimetic antireflection coatings - 0 views

scitation.aip.org/...GetabsServlet NAN BIO Photonics Optics
shared by ESA ACT on 24 Apr 09 - No Cached
  • ESA ACT on 24 Apr 09
     
    The authors report a simple self-assembly technique for fabricating antireflection coatings that mimic antireflective moth eyes. Wafer-scale, nonclose-packed colloidal crystals with remarkable large hexagonal domains are created by a spin-coating technolo
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Seeing and blinded in one person - 0 views

www.springerlink.com/...w13892102p7r8622 BIO BNG paper ps
shared by ESA ACT on 24 Apr 09 - Cached
  • ESA ACT on 24 Apr 09
     
    A report on a blind schizophreniac person who regained vision in some of her personalities and in others not.
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Super Antennas, Made From 'Invisible' Stuff | Danger Room from Wired.com - 0 views

blog.wired.com/...air-force-seeks.html metamaterials
shared by ESA ACT on 24 Apr 09 - Cached
  • ESA ACT on 24 Apr 09
     
    should we send them our reports? :-)
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Euroscience Open Forum 2010 - 2 views

www.esof2010.org science conference Europe
shared by Ma Ru on 24 Apr 09 - Cached
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  • ESA ACT on 24 Apr 09
     
    A conference ACT should consider going to.
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  • Ma Ru on 23 Apr 10
     
    Perhaps some of ACTers will find this conference interesting... One of the talks: "Would Einstein be on Twitter? Exploring the potential and limits of Web 2.0 in science & science communication" [Edit] Oh, I see someone has already posted this link... a year ago. Anyway, if anyone of you plans to go, let me know - I'll be around ;-)
  • Ma Ru on 08 Jul 10
     
    Just came back from ESOF 2010... I was on look for ACT agents undercover, but either they were not there or the cover was good enough... Anyway here's a few remarks from me (I could write a nice report... if you paid): 1) In general, to say that ESA was underrepresented on the conference as a whole is not enough (I guess ESA just failed to notice the event taking place). For instance, on the GMES presentation, ESA as such was not mentioned at all... at some point I started to wonder if ESA is actually involved in the project, but now I checked the website and apparently it is. On the other hand, GMES presentation was crap anyway, as after 1:15 of talking, I didn't gain any knowledge of what GMES is and what its contributions to the EU community will be. 2) There was a lot of talk about LHC and particle research (well, at least among those that I attended). Some of them were very good, some of them rather crap... 3) "Would Einstein be on Twitter? Exploring the potential and limits of Web 2.0 in science & science communication" talk - quite interesting, but focusing mainly on Science-to-Wide Public and Science-to-Journalists communication. Not really on Science-to-Science (as in Ariadnet). There was quite an extensive discussion with the public. You may be interested that Nature is trying to stimulate Web 2.0 communication, running blog service, but also I think a kind of social network - perhaps you'd like to have a look. In general the conclusion was that Web 2.0 is not so useful for scientific communication because practising it requires TIME (blogs, etc.) and often some professional skills (podcasts/videocasts, etc.), and scientists have neither of these. This can be run on corporation level (like ESA does actually), but then it looses the "intimate" character. 4) "How much can robots learn?" talk... very nicely presented: understandable by the wide public, but conveying the message... which is something like "we can already make the robots do stuff absolutely imp
  • Ma Ru on 08 Jul 10
     
    Well, my comment was cut in half, and I don't feel like typing it again... the most important highlight from the rest is that the only presenter from ESA (ESTEC) did not show up on his talk because his department was undergoing some sort of audit on the same day :)
  • LeopoldS on 08 Jul 10
     
    Fantastic comment - or better report!! thanks very much Marek! Who was the supposed no-show speaker from ESA?
  • Ma Ru on 08 Jul 10
     
    Bernard Foing (he is actually one of the 8 ESA employees who have their own page on Wikipedia)...
  • LeopoldS on 08 Jul 10
     
    written almost entirely by a guy called a "quest for knowledge" ... who will this be????? :-)
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Printing Highly Efficient Organic Solar Cells - 0 views

pubs.acs.org/...nl801365k.html NAN NRG technology solar
shared by ESA ACT on 24 Apr 09 - No Cached
  • ESA ACT on 24 Apr 09
     
    We report a new record power conversion efficiency of 3.5% for inkjet printed
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