Maurice Vanderfeesten

Month: September 2009

  • Modern Surgery – Fidling in a Holographic brain, let robots do the actual work

    Heb niet een video kunnen vinden over dit onderwerp, ik denk dat ik het uit de BBC Science heb of The Economist die ik afgelopen week heb gelezen.

    Video’s die het onderwerp benaderen zijn hier te vinden. De logische link tussen beide technieken is een kleine stap verwijderd van elkaar.

    Holographic optics:
    http://nanotechnologytoday.blogspot.com/2008/02/ua-optical-scientists-add-new-practical.html

    Robot surgery:

    Artikel over de combinatie van die twee:
    http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Digital+Holography+Speeds+Surgery+and+Surgical+Planning;+Brain,…-a018716228

    Over tools voor onderzoekersgesproken, dit zijn dure speeltjes…

  • Electric car induction powered road infrastructures

    Electric car induction powered road infrastructures

    Ok here is the thing. I read the briefing acticle “The electrification of motorisation” (with subtitle: “The electric-fuel-trade acid test”) in The Economist of September 5th-11th 2009, on page 73. I was excited and thrilled to read this article in the hope they could provide me with new information about this subject. Since it is The Economist wiriting, it is ofcourse about the Joule per dollar one can get out of a gas or electrical battery. The thesis continues about the bateries, new developments make Li-ion bateries faster to charge, nanotubes to give the electrones a smooth ride. etc. Then they talk about the infrastructure to recharge and to increase the range of your car. There are mentioned two possibilities: 1. charging station at fuel stations, charging a highspeed (and very expensive) battery for 80% in 30 minutes. 2. swapping stations that replace the depleted battery with a new one (see also the TED talk of Shai Agassi) .

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