51% of German renewables owned by citizens

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Sequencing a human genome in one day for $1,000

Life Technologies Corporation announced Tuesday that it is taking orders for its new benchtop Ion Proton Sequencer, designed to sequence the entire human

NEC demonstrates first terabit/s superchannel transmission over 10,000 km

NEC Corporation (NEC) has demonstrated 1.15 terabits/s (trillion bits per second) ultra-long-haul optical transmission over 10,000 kilometers using optical

World’s largest quantum computation uses 84 qubits

D-Wave Systems has carried out  a calculation involving 84 qubits on its D-Wave One quantum computing system, Technology Review Physics arXiv blog

IBM Research determines atomic limits of magnetic memory

IBM Research scientists have successfully demonstrated the ability to store one bit of information in as few as 12 magnetic atoms. Today’s disk drives use

Energy for the masses: husk power helps fuel India

In Bihar, one of the poorest states in India, 85 percent of people are not connected to the electricity grid. Households use kerosene lamps when they can afford it, and businesses use expensive and dirty diesel generators.

Amazing 3D Printer

Forwards Collection: http://www.funtheory.net/forwardscollection.htm Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FunTheory Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/FunTheorydotNet 3D printing is a form of additive manufacturing technology where a three dimensional object is created by laying down successive layers of material. 3D printers are generally faster, more affordable and easier to use than other additive manufacturing technologies. 3D printers offer product developers the ability to print parts and assemblies made of several materials with different mechanical and physical properties in a single build process. Advanced 3D printing technologies yield models that can serve as product prototypes. There has been large growth in the sale of 3D printers. Additionally, the cost of 3D printers has declined. The technology also finds use in the jewelry, footwear, industrial design, architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), automotive, aerospace, dental and medical industries, education, GIS, civil engineers, etc.

Galactic cluster clash spotted in early universe

Say hello to "El Gordo," one of the biggest cosmic collisions you will ever witness.

Planet population is plentiful. Planets around stars are the rule rather than the exception

An international team, including three astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO), has used the technique of gravitational microlensing to measure how common planets are in the Milky Way. After a six-year search that surveyed millions of stars, the team concludes that planets around stars are the rule rather than the exception. The results will appear in the journal Nature on 12 January 2012.

Vast web of dark matter mapped

Astronomers have created a vast cosmic map revealing an intricate web of dark matter and galaxies spanning a distance of one billion light-years.

Down to the wire for silicon: Researchers create a wire 4 atoms wide, 1 atom tall

The smallest wires ever developed in silicon -- just one atom tall and four atoms wide -- have been shown by a team of researchers from the University of New South Wales, Melbourne University and Purdue University to have the same current-carrying capability as copper wires.

Scientists create first 3-D map of human genome

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, scientists have developed a method for generating accurate three-dimensional models of the entire DNA strand of a cell, known as a genome.

Düsseldorf Airport installs one of the largest solar arrays in Germany

The Düsseldorf International Airport is about to flip the switch on one of the largest solar arrays in Germany.