Wednesday 22 May 2013

NASA Calls For Phase II Visionary Advanced Concepts

NASA is looking for far-out ideas. NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program is seeking Phase II proposals for continuation of promising studies selected during the first phase of the visionary program.

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http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2013/may/HQ_13-148_NIAC_Phase_II.html

Rare merger reveals secrets of galaxy evolution



A rare encounter between two gas-rich galaxies spotted by ESA’s Herschel space observatory indicates a solution to an outstanding problem: how did massive, passive galaxies form in the early Universe?




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http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Herschel/Rare_merger_reveals_secrets_of_galaxy_evolution

NASA Looks at 3-D Food Printer for Star Trek-like Replicator

Of course, one can see an immediate application of 3D food printing technology for long duration space missions. Contractor and SMRC envisions 3D food ...


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Can Space Tourism Save Earth Discovery News

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Opening spaceflight up to the masses could help spark a global conservation ethic that stems the tide of environmental destruction on Earth.

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Startup Aims to Build a Better Lithium-Ion Battery

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The startup SiNode Systems is using a combination of graphene and nanoparticles in its effort to build a better battery. It was formed last year out of a research project by Cary Hayner (now SiNode's CTO) under the direction of Harold Kung, a ...

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Graphene knock-offs probe ultrafast electronics

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If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then graphene is basking in admiration. Several labs are recreating the six-fold geometry of the carbon-based material with a range of building blocks, hoping to match — if not surpass — graphene's ...

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New Printable Graphene Ink Made Possible By Exfoliation

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The graphene is being used to develop a low cost, highly conductive ink that can be used to print electronic circuits on flexible material, leading to the next generation of tiny, foldable, mobile electronic devices. graphene ink for foldable ...

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Quantum Or Not, New Supercomputer Is Certainly Something Else

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D-Wave systems, the company that makes the machine, says it is a quantum computer — a machine that runs on the strange laws of quantum mechanics. But although the computer can solve a certain type of problem much faster than conventional computers, ...

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Inkjet-Printed Graphene Circuits: How to Create Foldable, Pocket-Sized ...

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Graphene is the new wonder material of the technological world. It was first discovered in 2004 and holds plenty of promise for the future. The world's thinnest, strongest and most conductive material, it could potentially be used in computer chips ...

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Foldable Computers and Smartphones? Yes, With New Inkjet-Applied Material ...

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Scientists discovered graphene in 2004 by peeling off carbon layers from graphite using common transparent tape and have since deemed it the world's thinnest, strongest and most conductive material --- with a seemingly infinite array of potential uses.

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Graphene - what next after the hype?

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The market confusion stems from the fact that there is no single graphene on the market. Instead, there are many graphene types. Each type is a departure from the ideal form and offers a different package of material properties. It will therefore be ...

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High-quality inkjet-printed graphene circuits: One step closer to foldable ...

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When it comes to the next generation of electronics and computing, graphene has a unique combination of properties that make it an almost ideal material. Not only is it extremely conductive, but it's very strong, chemically stable, and flexible. There ...

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UTEP Water Recycling Project Wins Venture Titles

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The scientists discovered how to extract graphene from graphite, the material in lead pencils, into a form expected to be used to make a variety of innovative products -- from transparent touch screens and faster computers to light, but strong ...

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