Sep 16, 2015
‘Super-antenna’ could let Mars rover talk directly with Earth
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: space
An amazing new antenna prototype from UCLA has the potential to make Mars missions a whole lot easier to run.
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Sep 16, 2015
Filling a void in stem cell therapy
Posted by Steve Hill in categories: biotech/medical, life extension, materials
Stem cells coming along nicely, Stanford demonstrate how creating artificial stem cell niches improve grafting and regeneration of bone and it should have a broad application for other tissues. Properly developed we could regenerate organs and tissues by injecting enough stem cells in these manufactured protective niches.
One could potentially take it a stage further and modify the stem cells with genes of interest to make them more robust. Ex-vivo cell manipulation is also considerably cheaper than in-vivo therapy.
New porous hydrogel could boost success of some stem cell-based tissue regeneration, researchers say.
Sep 16, 2015
Mercedes-Benz: Concept IAA (Intelligent Aerodynamic Automobile).
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: transportation
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Take a look at the Mercedes-Benz: Concept IAA (Intelligent Aerodynamic Automobile) for a peep into our plans for the future of automotive.
Sep 16, 2015
How 5G will Power the Future Internet of Things
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: internet, mobile phones, transportation
At Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco August 18th – 20th, two Intel executives discuss how 5G network capabilities will transform the way we live.
Imagine taking a trip to a cabin in the woods to get some work done and have a mini-vacation. Today, given our need for wireless connection, that’s a sketchy proposition.
You’ve got GPS in your rental car, plus your laptop, your smartphone, maybe a tablet or a smartwatch. But what if there’s no cable? What if there’s no Wi-Fi connection? What if the cellular connection is weak?
Sep 16, 2015
Scientists Have Created a System That Absorbs 99.7% of All Sound
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: materials
Is this thing on? That’s likely what Hong Kong University of Science and Technology scientists thought, shortly after they’d developed a new system that absorbs 99.7 percent of all the sound that hits it.
Many systems use sonic insulators to deaden sound: materials which absorb sound, typically over a small range of frequencies. By combining different insulators into a composite, it’s possible to absorb a large range of sounds — but it’s difficult to create such a material that absorbs all the the frequencies. It would just be too big and complex. That means that there’s a limit to the amount of sound they can absorb.
Sep 16, 2015
Mercedes-Benz’s Future Is The “Transformer”
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: futurism, transportation
Sep 16, 2015
Researchers model graphene/nanotube hybrids to test properties
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: electronics, materials
Rice University researchers discovered that putting nanotube pillars between sheets of graphene could create hybrid structures with a unique balance of strength, toughness and ductility throughout all three dimensions.
Carbon nanomaterials are common now as flat sheets, nanotubes and spheres, and they’re being eyed for use as building blocks in hybrid structures with unique properties for electronics, heat transport and strength. The Rice team is laying a theoretical foundation for such structures by analyzing how the blocks’ junctions influence the properties of the desired materials.
Rice materials scientist Rouzbeh Shahsavari and alumnus Navid Sakhavand calculated how various links, particularly between carbon nanotubes and graphene, would affect the final hybrid’s properties in all directions. They found that introducing junctions would add extra flexibility while maintaining almost the same strength when compared with materials made of layered graphene.
Sep 15, 2015
Deep Learning Machine Teaches Itself Chess in 72 Hours, Plays at International Master Level
Posted by Phillipe Bojorquez in category: robotics/AI
In a world first, an artificial intelligence machine plays chess by evaluating the board rather than using brute force to work out every possible move.
Sep 15, 2015
Nanoscale Solar Cells Outperform Traditional Technology
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: computing, information science, materials, nanotechnology, solar power, sustainability
Scientists have designed a novel type of nanoscale solar cell. Initial studies and computer modelling predict these cells will outperform traditional solar panels, reach power conversion levels by over 40 percent.
Solar power cells work through the conversion of sunlight into electricity using photovoltaics. Here solar energy is converted into direct current. A photovoltaic system uses several solar panels; with each panel composed of a number of solar cells. This combines to create a system for the supply usable solar power.
To investigate what is possible in terms of solar power, the researchers have examined the Shockley-Queisser limit for different materials. This equation describes the maximum solar energy conversion efficiency achievable for a particular material, allowing different materials to be compared as candidates for power generation.
Sep 15, 2015
Virtual Reality To Be Worth $7 Billion By 2020: Deutsche Bank
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: virtual reality
Deutsche Bank projects that the Virtual Reality Segment would have a total addressable market of $7 billion in the next five years, with the medium gaining mainstream consumer adoption by next year.
