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WEB3 days ago · September 28, 2024 by Brian Wang. Jim Rickards warns of the collapse in China’s population and collapse in global population. Nextbigfuture described these issues in mid-2023 over 15 months ago. I described the collapse as worse than the black death and Jim use the same description. Jim Rickards …
After AGI and After the Singularity There Will Be a Computronium ...
WEBAug 28, 2024 · After AGI and After the Singularity There Will Be a Computronium Universe. August 28, 2024 by Brian Wang. Humanity is on the verge of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence). Futurist Ray Kurzweil predicted decades ago that we would reach AGI in 2029. AI and Large Language Models could reach AGI sooner than 2029.
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WEBSep 27, 2024 · SpaceX Polaris Dawn’s Return and Splashdown off the Cost of Florida. September 16, 2024 by Brian Wang. SpaceX launched and returned commercial astronauts in the first crewed Polar mission and that mission included a space walk. Three countries (US, Russia and China) have performed Spacewalks on …
SpaceX Reveals Raptor 3 Engine and Specifications
WEBAug 3, 2024 · The Raptor 3 boasts a thrust of 280 tf, a specific impulse of 350s, and an engine mass of 1525 kg. The SpaceX Raptor 3 engine has potential to exceed 300 tons of thrust in future iterations, emphasizing ongoing efforts to improve efficiency. Advertisement. Raptor 3 is 36% lighter than Raptor 1. It has 51% more thrust at sea level versus raptor 1.
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WEBApr 7, 2017 · Richard Jones lays out the hurdles to his belief in Diamondiod nanotechnology. December 19, 2005 by Brian Wang. Richard Jones has proposed 6 experiments for validating his belief in diamondoid nanotechnology 1. Stability of nanoclusters and surface reconstruction.2. Thermal noise, Brownian motion and tolerance.3. Friction and energy dissipation.4.
Can Utility Scale Nuclear Batteries Be Economical?
WEBJanuary 17, 2024 by Brian Wang. Shell Oil and Southern Electric utility company had a 2021 research paper that explored if nuclear batteries could be economical for generating power. Advertisement. (Above – (a) MIT’s conceptualization of a nuclear battery (NB) with integrated gas turbine; (b) LANL’s Megapower; (c) NASA and LANL’s KRUSTY ...
Roadmap to Increase Antimatter Production by 10 Billion Times
WEBSep 24, 2020 · They would make antimatter snowballs. Step 1: Grow hot anti-H2 molecules. Step 2: Form anti-H2 snowballs. Step 3: Coat snowballs with a thin layer of antilithium. Once the above steps are completed, the antimatter snowball can be stored. This will require a very good vacuum and some sort of levitation mechanism.
SpaceX Raptor 3 Engine is Test Fired and Has 17% More Thrust
WEBMay 13, 2023 · SpaceX Raptor 3 is an improved and more powerful rocket enigine. It has reached 350 bar of pressure and 269 tons of thrust. Raptor 2 engines were achieving 230 tf (510,000 lbf) of thrust consistently by February 2022, although SpaceX expects to be able to tune engine parameters and design over time to achieve at least 250 tf (550,000 lbf).
Overview of the Auto Chip Industry | NextBigFuture.com
WEBSep 8, 2021 · Overview of the Auto Chip Industry. September 8, 2021 by Brian Wang. Infineon, NXP, and Renesas were the leading automotive semiconductor manufacturers worldwide in 2020. Infineon’s market share was estimated at around 13.2 percent. The total market in 2020 was sized at around 35 billion U.S. dollars.
Understanding Detonation Engines to Make Next Level Planes
WEBSep 26, 2024 · Understanding Detonation Engines to Make Next Level Planes. September 26, 2024 by Brian Wang. Craig Nordeen (Air Force Research Lab, Pratt & Whitney) gives a lesson from three years ago on detonation engines. He describes the history and how they work and why they are more efficient.