Crown Research Institute GNS Science has beat off competition from Europe and the United States to supply a nanotechnology fabrication machine to the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) in Sydney. Known as an ion implanter, it is being shipped to Sydney this week in a container. Continue reading
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NASA workers wary about future
NASA workers and contractors in the Houston area, along with proprietors of businesses they patronize, greeted the prospect of an end to the government shutdown Wednesday with a mixture of relief and apprehension. Continue reading
A Transhuman Conundrum: The Retinal Implant – Tested
By Erin Biba on Oct. Continue reading
When Will Gene Therapy Come to the United States?
Susan Young for MIT Technology Review 2013-09-30 14:11:37 UTC Though many gene therapies have been tested in patients around the world in hopes of curing hereditary diseases, few governments have approved their sale, and none has been approved in the United States. That could change in coming years as several therapies enter advanced trials. A big step forward already came in November 2012, when the European Medicines Agency gave the Dutch biotech startup UniQure permission to sell its treatment Continue reading
NASA Picks 10 Innovative Space Tech Ideas for Funding
NASA has awarded grants 10 innovative university projects that promise to help the space agency develop the advanced technologies it needs for future long-duration manned spaceflights and research. The agency’s Space Technology Research Grants Program will give about $250,000 to each of the one-year projects, with the possibility of another year of funding contingent on technical progress, NASA officials announced Wednesday (Sept. 25). Continue reading
Researchers mull genetic engineering for conservation
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NASA rover finds no methane on Mars in blow to search for life
LOS ANGELES NASA’s Curiosity rover hasn’t discovered any signs of methane in the atmosphere of Mars, a finding that does not bode well for the possibility that microbes capable of producing the gas could be living below the planet’s surface, scientists said Thursday. Continue reading
New California Gun Laws? (Rebels of Liberty 9/17/13) – Video
Will you consider stem cell therapy for your child with autism?
There is no doubt that parents of persons with autism will exhaust all possible means to look for ways to improve the lives of their children. Continue reading
NASA readies its rescue plan for planet-hunting Kepler probe
Cosmic Log Alan Boyle, Science Editor NBC News July 4, 2013 at 12:00 AM ET NASA An artist’s conception shows the Kepler observatory in space. Continue reading
What If We Created Life? (Pt 2) [Artificial Intelligence] – Video
What If We Created Life? (Pt 2) [Artificial Intelligence] It's Philosophical Sunday! I continue talking about the possibility of human beings creating life, but this time, not about organic beings, but artificial in… By: David Ethm Kwon Continue reading
China to launch next manned space flight June 11
June 10, 2013 – 13:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net – China will launch its next manned space flight on Tuesday, June 11, carrying three astronauts on a 15-day mission to an experimental space lab, the National Space Administration said, in the latest step towards the development of a space station, Reuters reported. The Shenzhou 10 spacecraft will launch from a remote site in the Gobi desert in China’s far west at 5:38 pm (0938 GMT), Wu Ping, spokeswoman for China’s manned space program, told a televised briefing on Monday. Once in orbit, the craft will dock with the Tiangong (Heavenly Palace) 1, a trial space laboratory module, and the two male and one female astronauts will carry out various experiments and test the module’s systems. Continue reading
NASA Mulls Missions for Donated Spy Satellite Telescopes
NASA is sorting through a variety of possible uses for a pair of powerful spy satellite telescopes that fell into the agency’s lap last year. In November, NASA asked scientists to suggest missions for the telescopes, which were donated by the U.S. Continue reading
Pfizer Partners With Nanotechnology Firm
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Merger and Acquisition Trends in the Global Aerospace and Defense Industry
NEW YORK, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Merger and Acquisition Trends in the Global Aerospace and Defense Industry http://www.reportlinker.com/p01155342/Merger-and-Acquisition-Trends-in-the-Global-Aerospace-and-Defense-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Aerospace_and_Defense Uncertainty over the Future of Defense Spending is Cause for Concern Post 2011, merger and acquisition activity in the global aerospace and defense industry has been restrained due to economic slowdowns triggered by trouble in the Eurozone. Continue reading
NASA: Life on Mars Was a Possibility – Video
NASA: Life on Mars Was a Possibility A rock sample mined last month by NASA's $2.5 billion Curiosity rover suggests ancient Mars could have supported simple microbes more than three billion year… By: WSJDigitalNetwork Continue reading
Rep. Justin Amash should stay out of race for Carl Levin’s seat, libertarian blogger says
GRAND RAPIDS, MI Despite glowing praise of U.S. Rep. Continue reading
LSU considering research focused medical school for Baton Rouge
By McKenzie Womack LSUs Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge is seeking to open a four-year medical school focused on research, and the idea has drawn tentative support from the LSU System Board of Supervisors. The LSU medical education expansion, still in proposal stages, would be a branch of LSU Health New Orleans. Each of the four years of study would enroll about 25 students, said Pennington Executive Director Steve Heymsfield. Continue reading
Cris Cyborg Asks UFC for Release from Contract
Everybody wants to see former Strikeforce champions Ronda Rousey and Cris Cyborg Santos fight, but as the days dwindle on, it looks less and less likely that its ever going to happen. Things have devolved to the point that UFC Hall of Famer and current Cyborg manager Tito Ortiz on Friday night told Inside MMA that his client has asked to be released from her contract. Cyborg was one of the fighters under contract with Zuffa, LLC when the UFC assimilated the Strikeforce roster. Continue reading
Build up to WW3 – Japan displays naval muscle amid islands strife with China – Video
Build up to WW3 – Japan displays naval muscle amid islands strife with China www.youtube.com Latest World News TV Plz Subscrib for Latest World News Bulletin Build up to WW3 – Japan displays naval muscle amid islands strife with China A graceful yet compellingly powerful Japanese armada has embellished the country's Sagami Bay, showcasing the latest firepower of seabound warfare. The tri-annual fleet review conducted special military maneuvers with more than 8000 troops spread over 36 vessels. Continue reading