Inertial-Electrostatic-Confinement Fusion Device
J. Park, S.M. Stange (P-24), R.A. Nebel (T-15), K.M. Subramanian (University of Wisconsin)Excerpted from LA-14202-PRIntroduction
Inertial-electrostatic-confinement (IEC) systems provide an economical and technologically straightforward means to produce fusion reactions in a table-top device.1,2 IEC devices confine a plasma in a potential well created by electrostatic fields or a combination of electrostatic and magnetic fields. The fields can be produced either by grids or by virtual cathodes, typically in spherical or cylindrical geometry. The fields accelerate ions towards the center of the device, where fusion reactions can occur (Figure 1). The technological simplicity of the IEC system was the basis for its early success—it produced a steady-state neutron yield of 2 × 1010 neutrons/s in the late 1960s.3
Mais estas duas Pitinhas giras, e boas Designers, que fizeram ISTO:For Electric Cars, Startups Propose Solid-State BatteriesSolid-state batteries take up less space and pack more power. But are they real?Stereos and TVs have shifted from vacuum tubes to chips. Computers are graduating from hard drives to flash memory. Light bulbs are swapping filaments for LEDs.A group of startups say batteries could soon make the leap to solid state devices.Orlando, Florida-based Planar Energy claims it has come up with a formula for a crystalline battery that can boost performance, cut costs, make it easier to erect factories and ultimately pave the way for things like inexpensive, mass-manufactured electric cars that can run on the same battery pack for years.Prieto Battery, a startup out of Colorado State and named after Professor Amy Prieto, is working on lithium ion batteries made with silicon nanowires. (The picture shows Prieto's battery architecture.) Meanwhile, the Khosla Ventures-backed Sakti3 is developing a safe, dense solid-state lithium-ion battery
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/for-electric-cars-start-ups-propose-solid-state-batteries
SOLAR DAILYWorld's First-of-Its-Kind See-Thru Glass SolarWindow Capable Of Generating Electricity
Researchers Apply Coating to Commercial Glass, Demonstrating Transparency of New Energy's SolarWindow Capable of Generating Electricity, Currently Under Development. Source: New Energy Technologies, Inc.by Staff WritersBurtonsville MD (SPX) Jul 27, 2010New Energy Technologies is pleased to announce that researchers developing its proprietary SolarWindow technology have achieved major scientific and technical breakthroughs, allowing the Company to unveil a working prototype of the world's first-ever glass window capable of generating electricity in the upcoming weeks.
O site Inhabitat junto com a revista de design Core77 realizaram este ano um concurso de design de eco-invenções. O evento atraiu pessoas de todo o mundo, que enviaram milhares de idéias sustentáveis.Esta ùltima notícia vem deste Site de mérito comprovado, o openinnovatio, que eu já referi, e relevo outra vez, bom exemplo:
Entre os finalistas uma invenção muito interessante se destacou: a Impressora ecológica RITI, desenvolvida pelo coreano Jwon Huan Ju, que utiliza borra de café ou de chá como tinta.
Huan Ju focalizou no cartucho de impressão pois ele é um dos principais problemas em se utilizar uma impressora: além de gerar resíduo, o refil as vezes custa caro.
A invenção de Huan Ju é simples, bem mais em conta e amigável ao meio ambiente.
http://www.openinnovatio.org/2009/04/21/eco-inovacoes/
http://www.space.com/news/international-space-station-room-recycled-asteroid-mission-100811.htmlPart of Space Station Could Carry Crew to an Asteroid, NASA SaysBy Jeremy HsuSPACE.com Senior Writerposted: 11 August 2010
WASHINGTON — A room on the International Space Station could ultimately be converted and detached to carry astronauts on their next great adventure, to an asteroid, NASA scientists say.
The space station's Tranquility module, known as Node 3, could be repurposed as the main living space for humans headed to a nearby asteroid, NASA officials said. The node could be connected to two space exploration vehicles and have add-on inflatable modules. [Concept photo of the asteroid mission.]
"There's no new ideas under the sun," said Brian Wilcox, a roboticist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. He said NASA "Blue Sky" group had focused on repurposing technologies for new missions during a brainstorming session this year.
Discovery Pushes Human Tool Use Back 800,000 Years
By Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer
posted: 11 August 2010 01:03 pm ETThe timeline of early human evolution needs another revision with the discovery that human ancestors used tools 800,000 years earlier than previously realized.
The finding in Ethiopia, a pair of mammalian fossil bones marred by tool marks, pushes tool use back into the age of Australopithecus afarensis, an early human ancestor that lived in east Africa 3 million to 4 million years ago.
Possible UFO's spotted August 9th 2010: Twin Cities, MNPosted by freedomist on 6:47 PM in Aliens, archive, colonization of space, illuminati, Minneapolis, st. paul, technology, ufoOn Aug 9, a UFO was spotted over the Twin Cities area. Here is the actual video footage of what was seen. Only one major news outlet in the Minneapolis St. Paul area covered the story. Some believe the footage consists of weather balloons fashioned with LED lights, others believe the objects were real UFO's.
Multiple UFO's have been spotted in the Twin Cities area over the last several years, with the most important spotting in August of 2007. (a giant mothership was filmed over St. Paul for nearly 6 hours.
http://welcometoafreeworld.blogspot.com/2010/08/possible-ufos-spotted-august-9th-2010.html
A Volkswagen apresentou o seu primeiro veículo de duas rodas e o conceito "Think Blue" na Auto China 2010. Por incrível que possa parecer, a bicicleta da Volkswagen chamou mais atenção das pessoas do que os seus próprios carros. A empresa tem se referido a ela como a obra de arte da mobilidade. A VW Bik.e não tem pedais, é dobrável, freio a disco nas duas rodas e funciona a bateria que pode ser recarregada no próprio carro, em corrente contínua ou numa tomada AC comum. Foi concebida para se encaixar perfeitamente no compartimento do pneu estepe da carro. O Conceito de mobilidade deste equipamento é para que a bicicleta seja um complemento do carro. Assim, o motorista poderia deixar o carro num estacionamento fora dos grandes centros congestionados e trafegar em zonas com tráfego elevado com sua bicicleta elétrica.Veja o vídeo anexo!
