There are a lot of interesting Scientific break-throughs I have noticed in recent news.
Making Diamonds
This month’s issue of Wired talks about Diamonds being created in a lab for $5 a carat, up to 3 carats each and possibly bigger soon. Both a great blow to DeBeers but also a GREAT way to make computers faster by using Diamond (higher thermal conductivity) instead of Silicon.
“It’s too perfect to be natural. Things in nature, they have flaws. The growth structure of this diamond is flawless.”
Diamond Article
Elevator to space.
Basically, a line tethered down to the ground and the other one is tethered to a satellite in geosynchronous orbit. A climber bot just climbs the rope/tether and puts the satellite in space. Its not a new idea, but NASA has decided to start funding it.
Check out the article
HIV prevention method for babies
Easy way to prevent HIV transmission from mother to baby. Not sure how they do it, but interesting that they can.