DailyTech – Researchers Find Synthetic Protein Which May Help Prevent Spread of Cancer
Collaborative research finds a poorly understood protein could aid in the battle against cancer.
DailyTech – World’s First Wave Power Plant Opens In Europe
New “sea snake” wave plant will carry a price tag of around $13.1M USD and will generate 2.25 MW
DailyTech – Japan’s Top Minds, Companies Look to Beat U.S. to Space Elevator
Japan’s experts claim they will soon have a space elevator. And they claim they will be able to do it on a bafflingly low budget — a trillion yen ($9.5B USD). However, the claim is slightly more believable when you consider Japan’s leadership in precision engineering and material science.
Japanese Language Proficiency Test – Vocabulary Lists – Words on Left.
very useful site if you are preparing for the JLPT exams
DailyTech – Scientist Transmits Solar Power on Earth, Next Up: Space
Funded by the Discovery Channel, John C. Mankins finished a four month experiment which began by collecting solar power, nothing out of the ordinary. What happened next was relatively extraordinary, though — he transmitted the power 92 miles (148 km) between two Hawaiian Islands.
Study: Japan set for broadband future; everyone else screwed
extra source: Dailytech
Japan was the only country that is “future-ready.”
Sweden is a distant second to Japan, followed by the Netherlands, Latvia, and Korea. The US comes just above Russia
Countries that don’t even qualify for today’s needs include the UK, Spain, Canada, and Australia, with Mexico, China, and India at the very bottom of the list.
DailyTech – New Nano-”Motherships” Help Further the Microscopic War on Cancer
new nanoparticles evade the body’s defenses while delivering chemical markers and lethal toxins to cancer tumors
DailyTech – First True 3D Processor Created, Runs at 1.4 GHz
The University of Rochester with help from MIT pulls the wraps off the first true 3D processor
DailyTech – Charged Carbon Molecule Could Power Tomorrow’s Quantum Computers
Researcher discovers a new unique carbon molecule that he says could advance organic semiconductors, quantum computing
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