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Goodbye, Cavities? Scientists Just Found a Way to Regrow Tooth Enamel
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Japan just injected artificial blood into a human. No blood type needed. No refrigeration.
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Energy
Energy independence turns the gears of the visionary’s imagination, and grants us individual control of our modern lives. No meaningful alternative to the Crown’s system can be achieved without exploring decentralized energy production and storage.
Breakthrough for rechargeable non-aqueous magnesium-metal battery...
Scientists at the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have discovered a new approach for developing a rechargeable non-aqueous magnesium-metal battery.
"CUORE" experiment seeks to get to the heart of the matter – and antimatter
Deep below the mountain of Gran Sasso in central Italy, under nearly a mile of solid rock, the CUORE (Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events, and Italian for "heart") experiment is underway to help us understand one of astrophysics's great
Saudi has $200 billion deal with Softbank for 200 GW of solar by 2030
Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Softbank to build 200 GW of solar power by 2030 at a cost of $200 billion.
Radioisotope Positron Propulsion
Current state of the art in-space propulsion systems based on chemical or ion propellants fail to meet requirements of 21st century space missions.
Mach Effect Propellantless drive gets NIAC phase 2 and progress towards ...
James Woodward and the Space Studies Institute has a Phase 2 NASA Innovative Advanced funded study.
Pulsed Fission-Fusion (PuFF) Propulsion Concept gets Phase 2 NIAC funding
The pulsed fission fusion propulsion (PuFF) system envisions using a pulsed z-pinch to compress a fission-fusion target.
Researchers believe it will be economical to convert CO2 into various fuels
Researchers claim they are on the cusp of a CO2-recycling revolution, which would capture CO2 from power plants--and maybe even directly from the atmosphere--and convert it into these fuels at scale, they report today in Joule.
"CUORE" experiment seeks to get to the heart of the matter – and antimatter
Deep below the mountain of Gran Sasso in central Italy, under nearly a mile of solid rock, the CUORE (Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events, and Italian for "heart") experiment is underway to help us understand one of astrophysics's great
Rimac C_Two Sells Out Before Its U.S Debut
Croatian hypercar marque Rimac unveiled the C_Two earlier this month during the Geneva Motor Show as a direct successor for the Concept_One made even more famous following Richard Hammond's fiery crash.
Norway's Electric Ferry Is So Impressive That 53 More Were Ordered
The first electric ferries – Ampere in Norway (since 2015) and Elektra in Finland (since 2017), have proven their capabilities and operators are now lining up in the queue to purchase more.
Nissan Introduces $2,850 Refabricated Batteries For Older LEAF
Announces exchange costs for new 24, 30 and 40 kWh LEAF batteries too.
Water and Energy are tightly linked
* Billions of gallons of water are used each day in the United States for energy production
* huge amounts of energy are consumed in pumping, treating, heating, and delivering water.
* More than 12 percent of the energy used in the U.S. is for wate
Indonesia progressing to an experimental small modular nuclear reactor
Indonesia's National Atomic Energy Agency (Batan) has launched a roadmap for developing a detailed engineering design for its Experimental Power Reactor.
Terrestrial Energy on track to commercial molten salt reactor competitive with natural gas prices
Terrestrial Energy is developing a 190 megawatt small modular molten salt reactor that will cost less than $1 billion to build.
Theoretical progress on producing and storing several grams of antimatter per year
There was a 2016-2017 Kickstarter for Antimatter fuel production.
Laser-heated nanowires produce micro-scale nuclear fusion with record efficiency
Using a compact but powerful laser to heat arrays of ordered nanowires, CSU scientists and collaborators have demonstrated micro-scale nuclear fusion in the lab.
Doubling battery power of consumer electronics
New lithium metal batteries could make smartphones, drones, and electric cars last twice as long.
Meet gallenene: Gallium joins graphene in the second dimension
Graphene hogs all the headlines about two-dimensional materials, but it might just be the beginning.
Proto-molecular nanotechnology –
– Programmable Molecular Fabrication of trillions of functionalized carbon nanotubes
A different view every week: The self-elevating, off-grid, luxury floating home
Florida-based company Arkup has floated the concept of an off-grid, liveable luxury yacht.
Waymo self-driving trucks to start hauling cargo next week
Waymo has clocked up millions of self-driving miles since starting Google's autonomous vehicle project in 2009, celebrating 5 million of them by recently releasing a 360-degree video to demonstrate how its cars see the world around them.
Solar-powered two-seater plane will soar to the edge of space
Solar planes have already traversed the Alps and flown around the world, but one team has its sights set a little higher: the edge of space. SolarStratos is planning to fly a solar-powered plane to an altitude of over 80,000 ft (24,000 m), from where
Lightweight platform concept points the way to longer-range EVs
Just last month, Williams Advanced Engineering announced it would be teaming up with Singer Vehicle Design to create a 500-hp air-cooled flat-six.
Commonwealth Fusion Systems will try to use more powerful superconductors and magnets...
Bob Mumgaard, CEO of the private company Commonwealth Fusion Systems has attracted $50 million in support of a new nuclear fusion project from the Italian energy company Eni.
Graphene superlattices could be used for superconducting transistors
Researchers created a "superlattice" of two graphene sheets stacked together -- not precisely on top of each other, but rotated ever so slightly, at a "magic angle" of 1.1 degrees.
Rimac C_Two 1,914-hp electric hypercar can drive itself if you're too scared
Ladies and gents, please put your hands together for one of the fastest cars ever built.
New thermoelectric technology harvests power from temperature fluctuations
(Natural News) Massachusetts researchers have invented the first of a new breed of thermoelectric devices, reported Science Daily. Dubbed the "thermal resonator," it can generate electricity from its surroundings on a 24/7 basis for years.
Scientists unleash graphene's innate superconductivity
Already renowned for its potential to revolutionize everything from light bulbs and dental fillings through to semiconductors and motorcycle helmets, graphene can now add innate superconductivity to its repertoire
Hitachi and Honda team up for cheaper electric motors
As electric cars become more common, manufacturers are battling to find new ways to improve their hardware and lower costs.
Hybrid aqueous battery charges up in under 30 seconds
We're so used to having our everyday devices powered by lithium-ion batteries that sometimes it's hard to imagine using anything else. But there are plenty of teams working on alternatives like lithium-air, sodium-ion, lithium-metal and aluminum-ion
Hybrid aqueous battery charges up in under 30 seconds
We're so used to having our everyday devices powered by lithium-ion batteries that sometimes it's hard to imagine using anything else.
Canada begins SMR strategy roadmap
Canada has launched a process to prepare a roadmap to explore the potential of on- and off-grid applications for small modular reactor (SMR) technology. The roadmap will help position Canada to become a global leader in the emerging SMR market, accor
CERN scientists get antimatter ready for its first road trip
Antimatter is notoriously tricky to store and study, thanks to the fact that it will vanish in a burst of energy if it so much as touches regular matter. The CERN lab is one of the only places in the world that can readily produce the stuff, but gett
Toyota has reduced the rare earth materials used in electric vehicle magnets by 50%
Toyota has developed the world's first neodymium-reduced, heat-resistant magnet. Neodymium magnets are used in various types of motors such as the high-output motors found in electrified vehicles, use of which is expected to increase rapidly in the
Heating and ventilating a 10,000 person space station
The National Space Society has a 33-page analysis of heat and energy transport and management for an outline but realistic habitat design.
UK needs 12 years to build 440 MW nuclear reactor while China needs 3 years to...
UK needs 12 years to build 440 MW nuclear reactor while China needs 3 years to make 400MWth reactors
Coming to a Home Depot near you:
Coming to a Home Depot near you: Tesla's "invisible" solar roof tiles and home energy storage units will become available this year
Scientists Discover Hundreds of 2D Materials That Could Be The Next Graphene
This is so amazing!
Revolutionary small modular nuclear reactors for space and earth applications starting in 2024
The three-year Kilopower safe 4 kilowatt nuclear reactor project started in 2015 with a challenging goal of building and testing a full-scale flight-prototypic nuclear reactor by the end of 2017 mid-2018.
TAE Technologies Gen 5 reactor targets tripling confinement with 10 times the power by 2020
TAE Technologies, Inc. (formerly Tri
Alpha Energy), the world's largest and most advanced private fusion company, has announced that its proprietary beam-driven field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasma generator, "Norman," surpassed a new tec
New Tesla Model 3 Battery Line Could Increase Output By Factor Of 4
One of the overlooked takeaways from the recent Tesla earnings call was connected to automation in battery module production.
All-New Jaguar XJ To Go Electric In 2019?
Work on styling has been completed and is expected to usher in a new design language for the brand.
Crumpled Graphene balls makes better batteries
With its high theoretical capacity and low electrochemical potential, Li would be the ideal anode for Li-ion batteries. However, practical use of the Li anode has been hindered by its tendency for dendritic growth, which leads to unstable solid elect
Honda's Mobile Power Pack – One Battery Powers Everything From ATV To Tiny Scooter
Honda recently presented its Mobile Power Pack World – a single battery module for all sorts of different applications.
Commercial Perovskite solar cells at 10 cents per watt could soon bring lower cost energy
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has created an environmentally stable, high-efficiency perovskite solar cell, bringing the emerging technology a step closer to commercial deployment.
Metallic nanofoam wrings hydrogen out of water more efficiently
Hydrogen could be a key renewable fuel source in the future, but considering it's the most abundant element in the universe it's surprisingly tricky to produce.
100 Petawatt lasers could generate antimatter from vacuum and create commercial nuclear fusion
In Shanghai, China, physicist Ruxin Li and colleagues are breaking records a pulse laser at the Shanghai Superintense Ultrafast Laser Facility (SULF). At the center is a single cylinder of titanium-doped sapphire about the width of a Frisbee. In 2016
Lithium metal electrode batteries
Reversible lithium metal electrode has potential to almost double the energy density of lithium-ion batteries and lower the cost to $100 per kilowatt hour.
New Space based solar power designs can get to less than 2 cents per kwh
Additional details of the "SPS-ALPHA Mk-II" will be presented in the second edition of a Mankin book. The book is planned for release in 2018.
The next generation of smartphone cameras could see through walls
The latest camera research is shifting from increasing the number of megapixels towards fusing data with computational processing