nor do they have the same effects. While there is evidence to believe that electromagnetic radiation goes through the body, just like nuclear radiation does, there is no evidence that it kills cells as it passes through. However, gamma rays, which are a component of nuclear radiation, kill a...
- Inflation-adjusted price: $3.30 (#12 most expensive year in 84-year span) Four years after “An Inconvenient Truth” detailed some of the potential lasting damage modern-scale fuel reliance could do, the automobile industry was getting in on the renewable energy game. In the wake of high ...
Family history recounts that Sarah was born into a well-to-do Protestant family and at an early age, fell in love with the family’s Catholic stable hand John McGinty (b.1799).” Chief Pinesi continued to protest in vain against his land being stolen. Even though he and his son had...
One of the first things that the commander will do is to open the cargo bay doors to cool the orbiter. The orbiter consists of the following parts: crew compartment - where you will live and work forward fuselage (upper, lower parts) - contains support equipment (fuel cells, gas tanks) ...
One pretty obvious dilemma of driving down the highway in a craft that needs to take to the air is, "What do you do with the wings?" If you're the maker of the Terrafugia Transition, the answer is, "You fold them." The Transition, a four-wheel, canard-bearing vehicle, features wi...
Japan has been acting as a responsible member of the international community, adhering to international law. We hope that South Korea would do the same, so that we can continue to build a forward-looking bilateral relationship. Finally, I would like to touch upon the Korean government’s decis...
HOW DO THERMAL BATTERIES WORK Thermal batteries offer relatively high energy density versus volume. They can be stored for up to 20+ years without performance degradation; they perform without preparation in the most external environments; and they begin providing power almost immediately. Thermal batte...
times a 4×4 pulled my VW Jetta out of a high centered situation. This article also reminded me to get a set of chains for my GMC. Someday I will need them to pull a car out of a snow covered ditch with only an snow covered, icy road for traction. Now how do I know that…?
HOW DO THERMAL BATTERIES WORK Thermal batteries offer relatively high energy density versus volume. They can be stored for up to 20+ years without performance degradation; they perform without preparation in the most external environments; and they begin providing power almost immediately. Thermal batte...
Potential weapons to be mounted on these tank-size robots include the 30mm Mk 44 chain gun or a turret system capable of firing Hellfire missiles. They have been designed so that they can be carried and deployed by the military's primary cargo-carrying aircrafts, the C-130 and the CH-47...