Science and technology news

[Urban Ranger]

This thread could be topped so each of us can post the science and technology news from our countries here.

In the past week:

Noosland Aeronautics Agency announced that the Solar Explorer will be launch on schedule later this week. The Solar Explorer is a scientific satellite designed to collect data with regards to the sun and to perform various experiments.

Fusion Research Initiative announced that Apolyton II became fully operational, eight months ahead of schedule.

Noosland National University Nerosciences Department, Noosphere General Hospital, and Noosland Institute of Advanced Biomedical Reseach have concluded a three year long study of treating various choronic illnesses with accupuncture. The results will be published in the prestigious journal, The Lancet.

Noosland's first phase of coversion to fusion power is complete. All population centres (or clusters of such centres) with 5000 or less people are now powered by a mix of solar panels, wind turbines, and fusion reactors. The cost of supplying electricity to these centres is reduced by 50% by preliminary analyses, and savings of annual maintenance costs are estimated at 40%.

A Southwestern University materials research team announced that they were successful in growing large gallinium nitride (GaN) ingots. Gallinum nitride is a very useful semiconductor material with uses ranging from making efficient LED's to high power electic components.

[Jack_www]

Jackson would like to annouce planes to develope a fully reuseable maned space craft, for carring people and cargo into space. We are now opening up bids to private companies and hope that we can begin to see designs of various protypes with in the next 3 years.

[Jack_www]

Also After exetensive years of devolopement(I spend 400 billion in R and D a year) Jackson airforce has public annouced its newest jet fighte, F-20. This Fighter is based on stleath technology, it primary defense is that it radar sigiture is that of a small bird. All weapons are in a weapons bay inside the body of the aircraft to futher cut down on its radar signiture. It top speed is mach 2, but usually travels below the speed of sound to aid in it not being seen. The Jackson airforce hopes to be able with in the next 10 years to make the change over to the F-20 as it primary fighter aircraft. Also a version for the navy is coming out with in the year so that the carrier fleet can add these aircraft to their airfleet.

The main purpose of the this fighter will be air patrolls of our own airspace as well as conducting missions with in hostile airspace, mainly to destroy the opposing airforce with out being seen or heard.

[DarkCloud]

-The Holy Empire of Iguana Fire has reportedly spent 3,000,000 Ã (iguas) on a project to reportedly turn lead into gold; starting a new Ministry in their Research and Development arm entitled the Ministry of Alchemy, headed by the widely respected Doctor D. K. Leudeer.

-The Holy Empire of Iguana Fire is nearing a breakthrough on reasearch into alleged "stun guns" so that deadly weapons will become a thing of the past.

[Urban Ranger]

A Noosland National University semiconductors research team was successful in producing high powered LED's rated at 35W with a 35% efficiency using large GaN waffers. These devices are more than 3.5 times more efficient than incandescent lights. They promise to revolutionise worldwide lighting and herald in a new era of sustainable development.

[ceroomaster]

The Ceroo Science Institute has successfully tested a new sea-going vessel driven entirely by solar power. While of little pratical use in the the rainy Cerooan seas, in hotter climes it could prove useful, offering cost-savings (no fuel to buy) and helping to protect the environment.
Subject to private sector contracting, the Solar Foils are to be on sail in the next 3 years.

[Urban Ranger]

The Noosland Institute of Science and Technology has been testing a personal turbo prop airplane that is constructed of very light alloys and other materials. As you may know airplanes are a lot more fuel efficient than cars. We hope to promote this craft to help with sustainable development.

[Mr. President]

Dakmoristan's Department of Ocean Resources announced the beginning of tests in the building of undersea habitation domes.

The construction techniques, transportation systems, and mechanisms for the generation of oxygen and drinnking water were first thought about several years ago, but practical materials were not available until now.

[Jack_www]

The USJ has finally fished its work on a reusable space craft, for use in the Apolyton Space Station project. (I will make the payload it can carry near what US space shuttle can carry and same number of crew, only difference it is only one stage, on external fuel tank or rockets.) Production lines are now up and running. We expect to produce about 6 of the shuttles, and more if anyone else is interested in them.

[Drogue]

Jack: We would be interested in such technology. We have slightly more advanced space craft, but have not managed to create a reuseable one yet. Might we coroborate on this, for mutual benefit?

[Jack_www]

Yes we welcome such help. The only thing is that etheir you have to have a special launch pad for this shuttle(helps launch it off giving it more energy), or you need a 747 to lift it off the ground and then launch at about 40,000 ft.

[Drogue]

We can bring a launch-pad over from Zetaris. That will not be a problem.

[Urban Ranger]

Re: Science and technology news

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
Noosland Aeronautics Agency announced that the Solar Explorer will be launch on schedule later this week. The Solar Explorer is a scientific satellite designed to collect data with regards to the sun and to perform various experiments.

The Solar Explorer has been launched successfully. If on plan, the satellite will take up an orbit around the sun in less than a year.

[Micha]

The National Research Association of Celth (N-RAC) has announced the folowing developements:
1) The research in desert soil enhancement is slowly approaching its climax. Scientists say that they were able to grow basic food plants on desert sand, not using any kind of irrigation. The secret will not be revealed yet, but it will probably be a major breakthrough in new food production techniques. The Sultan expects large amounts of income with the sale of these techniques.
2) Using semi-permeable mirrors in solar energy sites, will improve their efficiency by approximately 7%. The research in this field has been ceased due to lack of funding. If anyone is interested in that technique, N-RAC would be pleased to sell the patent.

[Urban Ranger]

Noosland is interested in item #2.