Weekly Tech Updates 01/19/13

• DARPA, Industry collaborate to knock down microelectronic barriers
• Researchers develop integrated dual-mode active and passive infrared camera
• New nuclear submarine drive system will make boomers quieter and more efficient
• DARPA to launch just-in-time payloads from bottom of sea
• New world record for solar cell efficiency: 20.4%
• An ultrathin but nearly perfect direct current electric cloakChina's new oilers finish first set of sea trials
• New clean nuclear fusion reactor designed for naval applications
• High plutonium breeding of light water cooled reactors
• Roadmap for bringing fusion electricity to the grid
• Graphene could help detect drugs or toxins in the body or dramatically improve airport security
• Trial run mission will make sure asteroid deflection method really works
• Researchers create method for more sensitive electrochemical sensors
• New York designer makes cloaking fashionable
• DARPA: World's most complex 2D laser beamsteering array demonstrated
• Novel optical-fiber design could reduce inefficiency, enable faster data transmission
• Medicine-laden Solar Ship to float over Africa delivering goods
• Novel metamaterial sensor provides bigger picture
• Cheaper, better micro-sized cryocoolers
• New class of magnets: stronger magnetism, less energy