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The Dirty Bomb Detector
by www.lbl.govwww.lbl.govThe first handheld radiation detector The 10-pound prototype Cryo3 is the first handheld radiation detector, not only allowing security personnel to quickly check for radiation...
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Running Short on Fuel, Europeans Turn to Smoke-Detector Tech for Deep-Space...
Fuel ShortageDwindling supplies of plutonium-238, the fuel NASA uses to launch probes into deep space and to power Mars rovers, threaten to set back some missions for a decade.Los Alamos National...
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Mysteriously, Solar Activity Found to Influence Behavior of Radioactive...
The SunNASAHow's this for spooky action at a distance? The sun, at 93 million miles away, appears to be influencing the decay of radioactive elements inside the Earth, researchers say. Given what we...
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Development of Tiny Thorium Reactors Could Wean the World Off Oil In Just...
ThoriumOne ton of thorium can produce as much energy as 200 tons of uranium and 3.5 million tons of coal, according to the former director of CERN.via TelegraphAn abundant metal with vast energy...
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Strange, Unexplained Solar Influence Over Earth's Radioactive Material Could...
Gigantic Solar FlareOn August 9, 2011 at 3:48 a.m. EDT, the sun emitted an Earth-directed X6.9 flare, as measured by the NOAA GOES satellite. These gigantic bursts of radiation can disrupt the...
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This Mud Could Revolutionize How Scientists Study The Past
Lake SuigetsuThe pristine lake was never covered by glaciers, and is not interrupted by the turbulent inflow of a major river, giving it easily visible (and measurable) annual sediment layers.Courtesy...
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Found: Proof That Seafloor Bacteria Ate Radioactive Supernova Dust
Ka-boom!The supernova remnant Cassiopeia A, a star that blew up about 300 years ago.NASAMicrobes on the ocean bottom ate iron forged in the heart of a dying star The late Carl Sagan said it best on his...
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The Dirty Bomb Detector
by www.lbl.gov www.lbl.govThe 10-pound prototype Cryo3 is the first handheld radiation detector, not only allowing security personnel to quickly check for radiation anywhere but also to determine the...
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Running Short on Fuel, Europeans Turn to Smoke-Detector Tech for Deep-Space...
Fuel Shortage Dwindling supplies of plutonium-238, the fuel NASA uses to launch probes into deep space and to power Mars rovers, threaten to set back some missions for a decade. Los Alamos National...
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Mysteriously, Solar Activity Found to Influence Behavior of Radioactive...
The sun, ooh NASA How's this for spooky action at a distance? The sun, at 93 million miles away, appears to be influencing the decay of radioactive elements inside the Earth, researchers say. Given...
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Development of Tiny Thorium Reactors Could Wean the World Off Oil In Just...
Thorium One ton of thorium can produce as much energy as 200 tons of uranium and 3.5 million tons of coal, according to the former director of CERN. via Telegraph An abundant metal with vast energy...
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Strange, Unexplained Solar Influence Over Earth's Radioactive Material Could...
Gigantic Solar Flare On August 9, 2011 at 3:48 a.m. EDT, the sun emitted an Earth-directed X6.9 flare, as measured by the NOAA GOES satellite. These gigantic bursts of radiation can disrupt the...
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This Mud Could Revolutionize How Scientists Study The Past
Lake Suigetsu The pristine lake was never covered by glaciers, and is not interrupted by the turbulent inflow of a major river, giving it easily visible (and measurable) annual sediment layers....
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Found: Proof That Seafloor Bacteria Ate Radioactive Supernova Dust
Ka-boom! The supernova remnant Cassiopeia A, a star that blew up about 300 years ago. NASA The late Carl Sagan said it best on his TV show Cosmos: "We're made of star-stuff." He meant that atoms which...
View ArticleRunning Short on Fuel, Europeans Turn to Smoke-Detector Tech for Deep-Space...
As rare-earth metals become less common, and as nuclear non-proliferation treaties proliferate, it may get harder to send probes into deep space. Preparing for that eventuality, the European Space...
View ArticleMysteriously, Solar Activity Found to Influence Behavior of Radioactive...
How's this for spooky action at a distance? The sun, at 93 million miles away, appears to be influencing the decay of radioactive elements inside the Earth, researchers say. Given what we know about...
View ArticleDevelopment of Tiny Thorium Reactors Could Wean the World Off Oil In Just...
An abundant metal with vast energy potential could quickly wean the world off oil, if only Western political leaders would muster the will to do it, a UK newspaper says today. The Telegraph makes the...
View ArticleStrange, Unexplained Solar Influence Over Earth's Radioactive Material Could...
A mystifying trick of the sun, inappropriately interfering with particles on Earth, could be used as an early-warning system for solar flares, a new study says.
View ArticleThis Mud Could Revolutionize How Scientists Study The Past
New radiocarbon measurements from the silty bottom of a Japanese lake could be one of the most helpful tools for natural historians in decades. With this new record, archaeologists could nail down the...
View ArticleFound: Proof That Seafloor Bacteria Ate Radioactive Supernova Dust
The late Carl Sagan said it best on his TV show Cosmos: "We're made of star-stuff." He meant that atoms which make up our bodies—and everything around us—formed when giant stars blew up billions of...
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