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Vanadium Gryllz

NASA's EmDrive may be about to pass peer review:

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/emdrive-nasa-eagleworks-paper-has-finally-passed-peer-review-says-scientist-know-1578716

QuoteDr José Rodal posted on the Nasa Spaceflight forum – in a now-deleted comment – that the new paper will be entitled "Measurement of Impulsive Thrust from a Closed Radio Frequency Cavity in Vacuum" and is authored by "Harold White, Paul March, Lawrence, Vera, Sylvester, Brady and Bailey".
"I was fine until my skin came off.  I'm never going to South Attelboro again."

The Good Reverend Roger

Yeah, but the Alcubierre Drive probably doesn't work, on account of gravity may cross all universes.   :cry:
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

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- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Junkenstein

http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/09/bizarre-ant-colony-discovered-in-an-abandoned-polish-nuclear-weapons-bunker/

QuoteLife in an abandoned nuclear weapons bunker is nightmarish, even for the humble ant

QuoteThe paper's conclusion reads like a dystopian science fiction scene from the 1970s:

The wood-ant 'colony' described here – although superficially looking like a functioning colony with workers teeming on the surface of the mound – is rather an example of survival of a large amount of workers trapped within a hostile environment in total darkness, with constantly low temperatures and no ample supply of food. The continued survival of the 'colony' through the years is dependent on new workers falling in through the ventilation pipe. The supplement of workers more than compensates for the mortality rate of workers such that through the years the bunker workforce has grown to the level of big, mature natural colonies.

Nine naked Men just walking down the road will cause a heap of trouble for all concerned.

The Good Reverend Roger

Quote from: Junkenstein on October 03, 2016, 04:40:05 PM
http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/09/bizarre-ant-colony-discovered-in-an-abandoned-polish-nuclear-weapons-bunker/

QuoteLife in an abandoned nuclear weapons bunker is nightmarish, even for the humble ant

QuoteThe paper's conclusion reads like a dystopian science fiction scene from the 1970s:

The wood-ant 'colony' described here – although superficially looking like a functioning colony with workers teeming on the surface of the mound – is rather an example of survival of a large amount of workers trapped within a hostile environment in total darkness, with constantly low temperatures and no ample supply of food. The continued survival of the 'colony' through the years is dependent on new workers falling in through the ventilation pipe. The supplement of workers more than compensates for the mortality rate of workers such that through the years the bunker workforce has grown to the level of big, mature natural colonies.

That reminds me of something.  But what?
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Junkenstein

Prisons. Fast food enterprises. The sugar trade. The military. Supermarket chains.

Take your pick really, it works wonderfully for all sorts of things. Or at least things where corpse management is an ongoing concern.
Nine naked Men just walking down the road will cause a heap of trouble for all concerned.

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

Quote from: Junkenstein on October 03, 2016, 04:40:05 PM
http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/09/bizarre-ant-colony-discovered-in-an-abandoned-polish-nuclear-weapons-bunker/

QuoteLife in an abandoned nuclear weapons bunker is nightmarish, even for the humble ant

QuoteThe paper's conclusion reads like a dystopian science fiction scene from the 1970s:

The wood-ant 'colony' described here – although superficially looking like a functioning colony with workers teeming on the surface of the mound – is rather an example of survival of a large amount of workers trapped within a hostile environment in total darkness, with constantly low temperatures and no ample supply of food. The continued survival of the 'colony' through the years is dependent on new workers falling in through the ventilation pipe. The supplement of workers more than compensates for the mortality rate of workers such that through the years the bunker workforce has grown to the level of big, mature natural colonies.

God damn, that's grim.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."


Vanadium Gryllz

http://netcomposites.com/news/2016/october/18/asgardia-to-become-the-first-new-space-nation/

QuoteDr Ashburbeyli said, "The project's concept comprises three parts – philosophical, legal and scientific/technological. Asgardia is a fully-fledged and independent nation, and a future member of the United Nations - with all the attributes this status entails. The essence of Asgardia is Peace in Space...

QuoteOne of the early developments planned by the Asgardia team is expected to be the creation of a state-of-the-art protective shield for all humankind from cosmic manmade and natural threats to life on earth such as space debris, coronal mass ejections and asteroid collisions.

QuoteA website with further details about the project and public involvement has launched today at www.asgardia.space, including details of competitions open to the public across the world to help design the nation's flag, insignia and anthem. In addition, the site will allow the first 100,000 people to register to become citizens of Asgardia alongside their nationality on earth. There will also be a twitter handle @AsgardiaSpace which will provide updates on the project and interaction between the Asgardia team and members of the public.

If any of my fellow UK spags are finding it hard to get dual EU-citizenship, maybe signing up to this doomed ambitious project will help to stave off the pain of Brexit.
"I was fine until my skin came off.  I'm never going to South Attelboro again."

MMIX

I'm not feeling good and I'm too tired to read the piece tonight but I just Lurve this headline. I caught it on the BBC news channel earlier today and wrote it down 'cos I couldn't believe I had actually heard it right. Bionic spinach can detect explosives. But apparently its true.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/11/01/mit-scientists-develop-bionic-bomb-sniffing-spinach.html?via=desktop&source=copyurl
"The ultimate hidden truth of the world is that it is something we make and could just as easily make differently" David Graeber

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

Quote from: MMIX on November 02, 2016, 12:05:52 AM
I'm not feeling good and I'm too tired to read the piece tonight but I just Lurve this headline. I caught it on the BBC news channel earlier today and wrote it down 'cos I couldn't believe I had actually heard it right. Bionic spinach can detect explosives. But apparently its true.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/11/01/mit-scientists-develop-bionic-bomb-sniffing-spinach.html?via=desktop&source=copyurl

Aw shucks, I started a thread before I saw this. It's very cool, and definitely not an application I saw coming!

I'm hoping some engineers are working on ways for nanotech tools to report things like, say, mRNA levels in living tissues, because that would make my job a lot easier.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."


Mesozoic Mister Nigel

I don't know why I find this funny, but for some reason, I do.

Quote
The Pliocene fossil 'Lucy' (Australopithecus afarensis) was discovered in the Afar region of Ethiopia in 1974 and is among the oldest and most complete fossil hominin skeletons discovered. Here we propose, on the basis of close study of her skeleton, that her cause of death was a vertical deceleration event or impact following a fall from considerable height that produced compressive and hinge (greenstick) fractures in multiple skeletal elements. Impacts that are so severe as to cause concomitant fractures usually also damage internal organs; together, these injuries are hypothesized to have caused her death. Lucy has been at the centre of a vigorous debate about the role, if any, of arboreal locomotion in early human evolution. It is therefore ironic that her death can be attributed to injuries resulting from a fall, probably out of a tall tree, thus offering unusual evidence for the presence of arborealism in this species.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v537/n7621/full/nature19332.html
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."


Mesozoic Mister Nigel

"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."


The Good Reverend Roger

" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

P3nT4gR4m

Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on January 27, 2017, 05:35:33 AM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/hydrogen-metal-revolution-technology-space-rockets-superconductor-harvard-university-a7548221.html

I heard about this. Hope it comes to something. Would be nice after the complete fucking letdown graphene turned out to be. Yay we haz amazing new thing, only problem, it's impossible to make :argh!:

I'm up to my arse in Brexit Numpties, but I want more.  Target-rich environments are the new sexy.
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The Good Reverend Roger

Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on January 27, 2017, 10:14:33 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on January 27, 2017, 05:35:33 AM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/hydrogen-metal-revolution-technology-space-rockets-superconductor-harvard-university-a7548221.html

I heard about this. Hope it comes to something. Would be nice after the complete fucking letdown graphene turned out to be. Yay we haz amazing new thing, only problem, it's impossible to make :argh!:

They made metallic hydrogen.  A really teensy piece.  The science is sound, the engineering, not so sure.

" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

P3nT4gR4m

Yeah, was the impression I got. Still, room temp superconductor. Gotta be a few uses for that if they can figure it out.  :fap:

I'm up to my arse in Brexit Numpties, but I want more.  Target-rich environments are the new sexy.
Not actually a meat product.
Ass-Kicking & Foot-Stomping Ancient Master of SHIT FUCK FUCK FUCK
Awful and Bent Behemothic Results of Last Night's Painful Squat.
High Altitude Haggis-Filled Sex Bucket From Beyond Time and Space.
Internet Monkey Person of Filthy and Immoral Pygmy-Porn Wart Contagion
Octomom Auxillary Heat Exchanger Repairman
walking the fine line line between genius and batshit fucking crazy

"computation is a pattern in the spacetime arrangement of particles, and it's not the particles but the pattern that really matters! Matter doesn't matter." -- Max Tegmark