technological developments.

Biological Sciences.

 

a) DNA vaccines. Circular DNA that contains sequence for antigens. More than one of these can be contained on one circle. The circle is electroporated into the cells which use their protein synthesis machinery to make the antigens.

 

b) DNA circles that contain code for factors to increase immune response and/or neutralize the camouflaging factors of cancer cells.

 

c) dMABs (DNA circles containing the sequence for monoclonal antibodies). These can be introduced into the cells and start producing antibodies almost instantly. With some disease such as Ebola, there is little time left for cure once diagnosis is positive.

 

d) A device to force DNA through the skin via pressure and supply a pulse of electricity for electroporation.

 

e) Extension of life span. The work on this centers on telomere extension. Also cosmetics. More on this in future reports.

 

f). Changing of the genetic makeup of humans and animals. Super dogs and horses are already being produced. Using the CRISPER system, genes can be replaced. We can be sure that the Chinese will produce super soldiers and that the Russians will produce super athletes.

 

Space travel.

 

Artificial gravity and FTL (faster than light) propulsion is needed to bring this about. There are rumors that these already exist, but there is no reliable confirmation.

 

Energy generation and storage.

 

a) The ultimate solution to energy generation is to use thorium power plants. These plants would use Thorium as the fissioning material and the fissioning would be started by uranium or any other fast decaying radio isotope. Such plants would be so safe that they would not need concrete containment. Why not, you might ask? Because if the process stops for ANY reason, no further heat is generated, since the thorium does not fission by itself. The process would use fissionable garbage (the byproducts of current atomic plants) and enriched Uranium.

 

b) Solar and wind energy. These have become cheaper to compete with coal and natural gas, partly because they are government subsidized. There are several problems with these methods: noise, cost and killing of birds. The biggest problem is the storage of energy during peak generation hours and release of energy during non-generating hours.

 

c) The invention of new battery types will solve this problem.

 

No, not the lithium batteries. The vanadium flow through battery.

 Here is the picture of an actual operational battery in Washington, AC (State).

  The basic concept of the vanadium flow through battery is shown below:

 

 And some more detail

 

 There is a hybrid type battery where the catholyte tank contains a Lithium compaound in solution  and the anolyte side contains a vanadium solution. This battery can store 10X as much electricity as the Vanadium flow through, but is 10,000x slower to discharge.

The Vanadium flow through battery can store as much electricity as th size of the liquid containers permits. The battery will keep the charge practically indefinitely and can be completely discharged without harming it. The life span is estimated as 20 years. This type of battery is being tested in Washington AC, California, Massachusetts and China.

IMO, Thorium plants would produce electricity cheaper and without the need for costly batteries. They would not produce carbon dioxide  and would not kill birds.