The European nation’s energy revolution has made it a leader in replacing nukes and fossil fuels with wind and solar technology.
Efforts to figure out the Earth's age go back many centuries. The classical Greek philosopher Aristotle, who thought time had no beginning or end, also believed that Earth was infinitely old. Meanwhile, religious scholars in ancient India, who envisioned a universe that perpetually exploded, expan...
Today, the method used in World War II against Japan — gravity bombs carried by aircraft — remains a viable way to deliver nuclear weapons. But over the years, as warheads have decreased in size, other options have become available. Many countries have stockpiled several ballistic and cruise ...
? For the sake of prevention and security, I think this text message should be known to as many people as possible. Please forward to your friends and relatives! ? Some common sense about nuclear pollution Definition of nuclear pollution: ??? mainly refers to the destruction of the remnants...
especially the United States. Along with sparking the space race, the launch worried many Americans because of its association with thenuclear arms race. If the Soviets were capable of putting a satellite into space, they could also strap anuclear bombon top and reach a target in a matter of...
Support for nuclear power in the US just reached its highest level in over a decade, according to a new Gallup poll. (Grist) Electric vehicles made up 80% of Norway’s new car sales last year.The country provides a picture of the potential future for electrified transport’s benefits (cle...
Nuclear reactions are those that cause changes to the nucleus of an atom. Because the nucleus contains protons and neutrons, the change in these will either cause changes to the identity of the element and/or a change to a different isotope of the same element....
the worm could so specifically target Iranian nuclear plants despite spreading around the world. Stuxnet then sets about altering the output frequency, which affects the connected motors. Although at least 15 other Siemens’ systems have reported infection, none have sustained any damage from the ...
had worked on the Manhattan Project and was a leader on developing the atomic bomb. Zinn, from Kitchener, Ontario, ran a staff of scientists who used a football-sized nuclear core to make enough electricity to eventually supply all the power for its own building – you might say that a se...
A simple but counterintuitive fact led to the Horizon disaster: wells, even ones drilled in deep water, had worked most of the time, just as the space shuttle and chemical and nuclear plants had functioned successfully, in some cases for decades. Although underwater drilling is complex and cha...