Apr
30
Fusion- Where the Possible Meets Impractical
April 30, 2012 | 4 Comments
The ITER project, an acronym for International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, remains a project seeks to do the possible with impractical tools. There is no doubt that humanity can accomplish fusion in a quick and dirty way by making a bomb, or run reactions that don’t produce useful amounts of energy outputs, but unlike fission the […]
Apr
27
Paint Your Own Solar Cell
April 27, 2012 | 2 Comments
Scientists at USC think they have the material made of nanocrystals that could be painted on surfaces for making a solar cell. If the team gets to commercial market, the projection is a pathway to cheap, stable solar cells made with a liquid ink that can be painted or printed onto clear surfaces. Richard L. […]
Apr
26
Thermoelectric Gains Performance With Better Materials
April 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment
The intense interest in harvesting energy from heat sources has led to a renewed push to discover materials that can more efficiently convert heat into electricity. A team of Boston College and MIT researchers report developing a novel nanotech design that boosts the thermoelectric performance of a bulk alloy semiconductor by 30 to 40 percent. […]
Apr
25
Business in Outer Space Getting Underway
April 25, 2012 | 2 Comments
April 24, 2012 is a noteworthy day as Planetary Resources came out with their early details. Thanks to Brian Wang’s NextBigFuture and Al Fin there is a wealth of information scattered about. So lets get those briefs and links lined up for those of us quite interested and curious over the potpourri of the enthused. […]
Apr
23
Three Cold Fusion Processes Coming to Market
April 23, 2012 | 14 Comments
The new leader is Brillouin Energy with a new process named the Hot Tube Boiler. Sterling Allen at PESN interviewed Brillouin’s Robert W. George II, CEO; and the inventor, Robert Godes, the Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Allen learned Brillouin has had two significant independent validations of their scientific model and claims. One of those was […]
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