Archive for the ‘energy’ category: Page 281
Dec 28, 2018
Maryland is turning algae into electricity AND cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay: BTN LiveBIG
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: energy
Dec 27, 2018
Wake-up timer saves power for I.o.T. sensors
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: electronics, energy
Dec 23, 2018
An Ultrafast Camera Filmed Electrons Interacting With Light Energy
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: electronics, energy
Dec 16, 2018
Amazing human powered bike travels 88MPH
Posted by Nicholi Avery in categories: energy, transportation
Dec 15, 2018
Proof-of-power and Pseudonym Pairs whitepaper, now on https://panarchy.app/ #BitLattice #BITNATION
Posted by Mark Larkento in category: energy
Dec 11, 2018
Researchers Reveal Inner Workings of the Proteasome
Posted by Steve Hill in categories: energy, sustainability
Researchers from Scripps Research have discovered how the proteasome, which is made of protein complexes in the cell that breaks down damaged and unwanted proteins, converts energy into motion to unfold target proteins for recycling.
What is the proteasome?
The proteasome is a protein complex whose job is to break down and recycle proteins that have become damaged or are no longer required. It achieves this via a process called proteolysis, a chemical reaction that breaks the peptide bonds, thus allowing the target protein to be destroyed and broken down into its constituent parts, which become ready to be reused to make new proteins. The enzymes that facilitate this recycling process are known as proteases.
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Dec 7, 2018
For the first time, a major US utility has committed to 100% clean energy
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: energy
Dec 6, 2018
Scientists enter unexplored territory in superconductivity search
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: energy, mapping, quantum physics
Scientists mapping out the quantum characteristics of superconductors—materials that conduct electricity with no energy loss—have entered a new regime. Using newly connected tools named OASIS at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, they’ve uncovered previously inaccessible details of the “phase diagram” of one of the most commonly studied “high-temperature” superconductors. The newly mapped data includes signals of what happens when superconductivity vanishes.
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Dec 6, 2018
The Final Frontier: Directed Energy Applications in Outer Space
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: energy, mapping, military, space
[Editor’s Note: Mad Scientist Laboratory is pleased to publish the following post by returning guest blogger and proclaimed Mad Scientist Ms. Marie Murphy, addressing Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) applications in space, and their potential impact on Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) in the Future Operational Environment.]
The image of the “space war” is ubiquitous from popular Cold War and contemporary renderings: fast attack fighters equipped with laser cannons, swooping in to engage the enemy fleet in an outer space dogfight, culminating with the cataclysmic explosion of the enemy’s dreadnought. The use of directed energy in this scenario, while making for good entertainment, is a far cry from the practical applications of directed energy in space out to 2050. Taking a step back from the thrilling future possibilities of space combat, it is important to note that it is not a question of when lasers will be put into space — they already have been. What is uncertain is the speed at which lasers and other forms of directed energy will be weaponized, and when these capabilities will be used to extend conflict into the physical domain of low-earth orbit and outer space.
Since 2003, NASA has used a laser mounted on a satellite to measure ice sheets and conduct other environmental studies and mapping. This mission involved the constant emission of a green laser, split into six beams, reflecting off polar ice and returning photons to the satellite. NASA is presently exploring the use of lasers for communications, a technology with abundant military applications. One such program, undertaken jointly by NASA and private industry, is the use of optical, or laser, communications between space assets and ground stations on Earth. These optical transmissions have the benefit of allowing the communication.
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