Mining giants #BHPBilliton and #Vale are setting up an emergency fund as an immediate step to help affected families and for rebuilding works after the deadly #Iron ore mine dam burst in #Brazil.
Read more at: https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/bhp-vale-set-fund-mining-214709942.html
Read more at: http://www.ibtimes.com.au/chinese-researchers-create-origami-inspired-self-folding-graphene-paper-1482032
What is believed to be world’s first jet-powered #3DPrinted #Drone, capable of reaching speeds in excess of 150 miles per hour, was on display for the first time at the #Dubai Airshow on Monday.
Read more at: http://www.cnbc.com/2015/11/09/worlds-fastest-3-d-printed-drone-takes-flight.html
The #US #DepartmentOfEnergy (#DOE) made two announcements today at the #WhiteHouse Summit on #NuclearEnergy that will bolster our nation’s commitment to nuclear power as a clean energy solution for combating #Climate change.
#UniversityOfWaterloo researchers say they’ve developed a low-cost and long-lasting “next generation” #Silicon #Battery they hope to bring to market in the near future.
Read more at: http://www.torontosun.com/2015/11/08/university-of-waterloo-shopping-next-generation-silicon-battery
The #US #DepartmentOfEnergy on Friday halted registration for “special access” tours of historical sites after demand far exceeded the plan to limit participants to 140.
The Nov. 12 tours will include stops at Manhattan Project facilities at Y-12 and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The special event is part of the Oak Ridge celebration of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, which will be formally established during a signing ceremony next week in Washington, D.C.
Read more at: http://www.knoxnews.com/news/local-news/doe-halts-registration-for-special-access-tours-at-ornl-y12_78653880
EM Drive Robert Shawyer
#NASA is testing a fuel-free engine which has been described as ‘impossible’ – and it seems to be working.
The concept of the EM Drive was considered implausible – and scientists suggested that it broke the laws of #Physics..
But in its first public update on its tests, NASA has said that the engine still appears to work.
The engine works by bouncing microwaves around inside an enclosed container, and was designed by #British researcher #Roger Shawyer.
The #Cambridge #Graphene Technology Day – an exhibition of graphene-based technologies organised by the Cambridge Graphene Centre, together with its partner companies – took place, showcasing new products based on graphene and related two-dimensional materials.
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