Jupiter Fly-by 2017

Jupiter: Juno Perijove 06 from Seán Doran on Vimeo.

40th Anniversary of the Beginnings of the Voyager 1 & 2 Missions

Good summary of the accomplishments of Voyager 1 & 2 to the outer solar system and beyond. Recently PBS had an excellent 2 hour presentation on the history and the scientists and engineers that made it happen.  Human exploration doesn't get much better than this.

World's First Thorium Molent Salt Experiment in 45 Years

We are starting to see the reemergence of progress on thorium reactors. 

Fear of Radiation is More Dangerous Than Radiation Itself

The biological danger of ionizing radiation has been studied for decades.  The survivors of Hiroshima/Nagasaki/Chernobyl have been subjected to some of the most detailed studies possible by some brilliant scientists.  David Roepeik of the Harvard Extension School provides an interesting and logical perspective.

Into the Unknown

Here is a video on the effort to build the James Webb Space Telescope, which is 100 times more powerful than the Hubble Space Telescope and is scheduled for launch in 2018.  The Webb telescope is currently undergoing environmental tests to simulate the conditions in space.

Greenivative Battery Charger

This is a demonstrative video of a battery charging device made by Greenivative in Florida.  You purchase high-quality rechargeable batteries, adapters, packets of table salt, magnesium pucks, and a container device.  All you add is water.  Great for camping and power loss emergencies.

Radiation Detector That Works With Your Smartphone

This seems to be a nifty device that provides dose readings on your smartphone and it affordable.  It is called Dosime and can be found on Amazon.com.

Clean and Doable Liquid Fission (LF) Energy Roadmap for Powering Our World

Here is a very good essay on the benefits of generating electric power using Liquid Fission technology, which is not all that new.  It's birthplace was at Oak Ridge National Laboratory under the leadership of Dr. Alvin M. Weinberg.