Steps into Space - Commercialisation, Occupation, Colonization: 05/14/13

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Inspired by Hadfield, Regina teen hoping to fly in space

Among them is Regina's Evan Geissler, 18, who has entered a contest to undergo astronaut training in Orlando, Fla., possibly followed by a selection to fly 103 kilometres above the earth with the space tourism company SXC. The Grade 12 student at ...

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New Theory May Help Explain Why Nature Is Quantum

One question they've yet to answer is why nature picked quantum physics, in all its weird glory, as a sensible way to behave. Researchers Corsin Pfister and Stephanie Wehner at the Centre for Quantum Technologies at the National University of Singapore ...

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Graphene Making Inroads in Lithium-ion Battery Market

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As investors who take even a passing interest in the graphite market likely know, graphene, which is derived from graphite, is being heralded as this century's “wonder material.” A quick glance at the news surrounding the material makes it easy to see why.

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Space Tourism: Ready for liftoff?

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In 2011, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty teamed up with the International Space Transport Association to offer cover for space tourism and commercial space flight. Speaking at the time, Erick Morazin, director of global accounts at the insurer ...

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D-Wave quantum computer matches the tenth ranked ... - Gizmag

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A test of the D-Wave's quantum 512-qubit Vesuvius chip puts it tenth on the Top500 Supercomputer list.

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Graphene Gets A New Superpower: Magnetism

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Graphene is a carbon material only one atom thick, but its superhero scale strength and other unique behaviors are beginning to make it look like its own mini-Justice League (or Avengers, for you Marvel fans). In the latest development, a research team ...

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D-Wave quantum computer matches the tenth ranked supercomputer for speed

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To prepare a study that would compare the performance of a classical computer against that of a quantum computer, McGeoch had to learn the principles, quirks, and foibles of adiabatic quantum computing, of which quantum annealing is a special form.

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Space Station Expedition 35 Astronauts Land Safely in Kazakhstan, Expedition 36 Begins

Three members of the International Space Station Expedition 35 crew undocked from the orbiting laboratory and returned safely to Earth Monday, May 13, wrapping up a mission lasting almost five months. The departure marks the beginning of Expedition 36.

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Recent Study: Global Graphene Industry : Analysis of Technology, Markets and ...

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Albany, New York, May 13,2013 -- Graphene is a hot topic. It promises to offer the best possible material properties in almost all applications. Its extraordinary performance has led many to call it the 'superlative' or 'wonder' material. The reality ...

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Report Published: Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Market for Electronics ...

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Graphene, a cheap organic material, is being enhanced by companies that are increasing its conductivity, to be used in some applications as a significantly cheaper printed conductor compared to silver ink. All this work is covered in this new report ...

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Spintronics implications with magnetic graphene

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Graphene is a material formed of a mesh of hexagonal carbon atoms, and it has a number of outstanding conductivity, mechanical and optical properties. By adding magnetism to the list, scientists hope to open the door to the development of graphene ...

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Eco-Friendly Space Tourism? Virgin Boss Richard Branson Says So

Eco-Friendly Space Tourism? Virgin Boss Richard Branson Says So Often eccentric and rarely out of the headlines for more than a week or two, entrepreneurial icon Richard Branson said today that space tourism courtesy of his Virgin Galactic vehicles ...

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Space tourism won't hurt environment, says Branson

The billionaire businessman said that his team reduced the carbon emission of somebody going into space from something like two weeks of New York's electricity supply to less than the cost of a economy round-trip from Singapore to London, the Herald ...

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Large-scale fabrication of graphene-wrapped FeF3 nanocrystals as ...

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Large-scale fabrication of graphene-wrapped FeF3 nanocrystals as cathode material for lithium ion batteries. Ruguang Ma, Zhouguang Lu, Chun-Dong Wang , ...

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D-Wave's quantum optimizer pitted against traditional computers

Back in 2007, a company called D-Wave made waves by claiming it had built a 16-bit quantum computer at a time when most academic labs could only manage a handful of bits. What they demonstrated, however, wasn't a quantum computer in the sense that ...

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Why the free market is like quantum mechanics (and both are unrealistic ...

If we were omniscient and had infinitely fast and perfect computers, perhaps we could use quantum mechanics to explain chemistry, biology, economics and psychology. In reality, no amount of quantum mechanical theorizing can explain how molecular ...

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Autistic boy tipped as Nobel Prize winner

Now, at 14, he's already currently studying for a Master's degree in quantum physics at the Indiana University-Purdue in Indianapolis. Autistic people, often marks of discriminations, have always showed to develop many skills and live as normally as ...

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New Quantum Computer Prototype Uses Photons In Hopes Of Increasing Speed ...

By harnessing the unique world of quantum physics, scientists from the University of Vienna believe they have succeeded in prototyping an entirely new and efficient model of quantum computer: the boson sampling computer. Because a quantum computer ...

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