Vortex Flame Amplifier/ Regenerative Combustor/ Solid Fuel/ Waste Recycling - Waterfox These are the graphic plans outlining research completed1981. Vortex geometries were studied for high temperature refractory construction. A small scale model was built and tested. In brief the essential combustor design addresses the problems of burning solid fuels for many diverse applications. It was reasoned that this burner could work with any solid fuel from coal to incineration. I had avidly read books on older traditional cupola furnaces and adopted some of the elements, as should be evident . Above: stages from clay modeling to finished ceramic prototype assembly. One objective with my VFA research, was to make the most out of solid fuels. The diagram above illustrates the claim, that the spiraling VFA walls could provide a fixed-grinder-surface. My concept was to compete with currently huge industrial mills like the reference picture found on-line. My built model here was in fact adapted primarily to heat space and water with cord wood. Insulated Firebox Experimentation ....
INTP Relationships, Love & Mating By Dr. A.J. Drenth While sometimes presenting as aloof or self-focused, INTPs often attract potential mates through their Extraverted Intuition (Ne) and Extraverted Feeling (Fe). These functions contribute to their wittiness, personability, and sincerity, conferring a childlike innocence that others find refreshing. Should INTPs Even Bother with Relationships? Because of their Fe inferior, INTPs can enjoy being around people. The fact that INTPs can enjoy working independently for long periods of time may also discourage them from complicating their lives with relationships. In many cases, INTPs’ fears are justified. INTP Compatibility: Choosing a Partner Since INTPs may lack intentionality when it comes to maintaining intimate friendships, their romantic partner often serves as their closest friend, confidant, and source of support. Since INTPs tend to view themselves as highly autonomous and self-sufficient, they usually look for similar traits in their partners.
The Mars Society Volunteers For Mars Colonization Wanted: Apply Today [VIDEO] Mars One is seeking volunteers to become Mars colonists, and the Netherlands-based nonprofit organization is planning for a landing on Mars in 2023. Its goal is to create a permanent settlement on the red planet that could pave the way for future space colonies. It’s a beta test for planetary colonization, and Mars One seeks to establish an environment that is a “sustainable outpost designed to receive astronauts every two years.” According to Mars One, the company has “developed a precise, realistic plan based entirely upon existing technologies. It is both economically and logistically feasible, in motion through the integration of existing suppliers and experts in space exploration.” If your dream is to be one of the first people to step foot on an alien world, Mars One may just enable it as it has set its requirements for astronauts. So what does it take to be a Mars colonist? The third and fourth phases are by far the most important for any would-be astronaut.
Would You Volunteer for a One-Way Trip to Mars? Would you volunteer for a one-way trip to Mars, never again to return to the Earth? That is the proposition the non-profit organization Mars One is putting forth for a group of 4 brave people with a distinct lack of nostalgia for old Mother Earth. Once on the red planet, they will establish a habitable, sustainable outpost designed to receive additional astronauts every two years. Mars One’s highly original idea for funding the project is to create what could be the first reality TV show that sees the whole world tune in to watch. See Also Will this Massive Airship be the Next Way We Travel? From the massive and growing reaction this project is receiving… and the fact that many of us would like to know more about the brave and/or crazy people who would volunteer for such a drastic adventure – it looks like this is one wild project which could see reality (TV and otherwise). The Roadmap for the Mars One project: Via: The Week
A video game that teaches how to program in Java One of the characters in the CodeSpells game environment (credit: UC San Diego) CodeSpells, an immersive, first-person player video game designed to teach students in elementary to high school how to program in the popular Java language, has been developed by University of California, San Diego computer scientists. The researchers tested the game on a group of 40 girls, ages 10 to 12, who had never been exposed to programming before. “CodeSpells is the only video game that completely immerses programming into the game play,” said William Griswold, a computer scientist at the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego. The UC San Diego computer scientists plan to release the game for free and make it available to any educational institution that requests it. Teaching computer science below the college level is difficult, mainly because it is hard to find qualified instructors for students in elementary to high school, Griswold said. How CodeSpells works Computer science learning theory
"Evolution Is Not Over" --New Insights Into the Genetic Code Swiss Researchers are looking several billion years back in time, when life on Earth was just beginning to examine how a primitive protein was able to evolve. The journey into the past also afforded the scientists a glimpse into the future of synthetic biology. The first primitive life forms that developed on Earth around four billion years ago had little in common with today's organisms. Apart from the twenty universal amino acids, a more complex incorporation mechanism allows the use of a twenty-first amino acid called selenocysteine. The repertoire of today's proteins, however, typically contains twenty amino acids. The ETH-Zurich researchers conducted evolution experiments with a synthetic protein they developed some years ago in their lab. "Our synthetic chorismate mutase has the same function as its natural counterpart, but is less stable and less active," says Hilvert. In the course of this experiment, mutations naturally arose in the genetic material. But why?
Mueller Planetarium to unveil mural-sized images from NASA | News Releases | University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Waterfox WHEN: Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 Lincoln, Neb., November 11th, 2009 — Mueller Planetarium at the University of Nebraska State Museum will take visitors on a journey to the center of our galaxy when it unveils two new mural-sized images of the Milky Way's core, as seen by all three of NASA's Great Observatories: the Hubble Space Telescope, the Spitzer Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The stunning photographs commemorate the 2009 International Year of Astronomy and will be unveiled to the public at 4 p.m. The unprecedented images will be permanently on display in the lobby of the planetarium. The International Year of Astronomy 2009 celebrates the 400th anniversary of Galileo turning a telescope to the heavens. A giant 6-by-3-foot image presents a unique view that showcases the Galaxy in near-infrared light observed by Hubble, infrared light observed by Spitzer, and X-ray light observed by Chandra. Composite of Hubble, Spitzer and Chandra images
How graphene and friends could harness the Sun’s energy 03 May 2013 Combining wonder material graphene with other stunning one-atom thick materials could create the next generation of solar cells and optoelectronic devices, scientists have revealed. University of Manchester and National University of Singapore researchers have shown how building multi-layered heterostructures in a three-dimensional stack can produce an exciting physical phenomenon exploring new electronic devices. The breakthrough, published in Science, could lead to electric energy that runs entire buildings generated by sunlight absorbed by its exposed walls; the energy can be used at will to change the transparency and reflectivity of fixtures and windows depending on environmental conditions, such as temperature and brightness. The isolation of graphene, by University of Manchester Nobel Laureates Professor Andre Geim and Professor Kostya Novoselov in 2004, led to the discovery of the whole new family of one-atom-thick materials. Notes for editors