Jun 01 2011

Project Icarus: The Gas Mines of Uranus

Tag: Mining,Nuclear Science,Rockets,Spacecraft,Spaceflight,Technology,Uranus,VehiclesDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 12:43 am
Guest contributor Adam Crowl looks at the fuel required for an interstellar trip and finds a gas giant with huge mining potential.

May 31 2011

Germany To Scrap Nuclear Power By 2022

Tag: Electricity,Europe,Government,Nuclear Science,Renewable EnergyDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 2:01 pm
Germany on Monday decided to phase-out nuclear power by 2022 in the wake of the disaster in Japan.

May 16 2011

Youthful Ingenuity Honored at Intel Science Fair

Young scientists receive awards in international competition.

May 09 2011

Project Icarus: An Interstellar Mission Timeline

Tag: Engineering,Fuel Cells,Mining,Nuclear Science,Rockets,Spacecraft,Spaceflight,VehiclesDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 4:08 pm
Guest contributor Andreas Tziolas overviews a potential mission to another star.

May 05 2011

Workers Enter No. 1 Reactor Building At Japan Nuclear Plant

Tag: Disasters and Accidents,Earthquakes,Hydrogen,Nuclear Science,TsunamiDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 6:40 pm
Workers entered a reactor building at Japan's stricken nuclear plant Thursday for the first time since an explosion hit the facility a day after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

May 05 2011

Workers Enter No. 1 Reactor Building At Japan Nuclear Plant

Tag: Disasters and Accidents,Earthquakes,Hydrogen,Nuclear Science,TsunamiDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 6:40 pm
Workers entered a reactor building at Japan's stricken nuclear plant Thursday for the first time since an explosion hit the facility a day after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Apr 26 2011

World Remembers Chernobyl in Shadow of Japan

Tag: Disasters and Accidents,Explosions,Nuclear Accidents,Nuclear ScienceDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 3:45 pm
Despite the severity of the crisis in Japan, Chernobyl remains the most devastating nuclear accident in history.

Apr 25 2011

Why Radiation Is So Scary

Tag: Disasters and Accidents,Human Behavior,Nuclear ScienceDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 3:48 pm
With the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster upon us, find out why radiation contamination can spark panic.

Apr 18 2011

25 Years On, Chernobyl Fallout Still an Eco-hazard

Twenty-five years after the disaster, fallout from Chernobyl remains a poorly-investigated hazard for the environment.

Apr 14 2011

Drifters Could Monitor Ocean Radiation From Japan

The ocean-going floats could track radioactive material as it approaches Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast.

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