Saturday, June 27, 2015

The Passion of Alvin Weinberg

Dr. Alvin Weinberg, formerly the Director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) was a pioneer in the development of nuclear power.  After World War II, ORNL was the center of all sorts of nuclear reactor designs, and Dr. Weinberg was leading the charge.  His most creative idea to be tested and proven successful was the natural thorium molten salt reactor (MSR).  Click herefor more details.

Which begs the question: "Why Aren't We Using Thorium in Nuclear Reactors?"

Monday, June 22, 2015

Electron Microscope Slow Motion Video of Vynal LP

Very cool images of a diamond stylus moving through the grove of a vinyl LP made by an electron microscope.