Get At Least 6-Hours Sleep And Live Longer

Uh-oh. Time for bed.

Behind the Scenes at Disneyland - The Midnight Shift

Here is this week's off-the-wall story about the midnight maintenance crew and the work the do at Disneyland.

Stimulus Jobs v. Beryllium Risks

As some of my readers may know, I just recently completed a job as a mobile laboratory manager on a project which had the objective to measure natural radioactivity and beryllium oxide in soil at a former beryllium ore refining plant.

This recent report on the issues of human health and beryllium oxide exposure in the work place is relevant and informative, at least to me and my colleagues.

A lot of taxpayer dollars are going into the cleanup of these types of sites. It is challenging work and to do it safely requires management commitment, worker discipline, added expense and complexity to all tasks.

The U.S. Spent Nuclear Fuel Policy: Road to Nowhere

Here is some background on the saga of the search for a spent nuclear waste depository in the United States. This article is not technical. The author does not cover many of controversial issues dealing with seismic activity, ground water, and the integrity of the site characterization data, but it is still a worth while read.

We are still without a long-term solution on this matter but something must be done regardless of further development of the nuclear power option.

Guenter Wendt 'Pad Leader' - R.I.P.

A legend at NASA, Guenter Wendt passed away today at 85 years of age. Guenter was the man in the White Room that helped get Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo astronauts get their spacecraft and off the launch pad. He was a walking history book. He was a technical consultant for Tom Hanks on the HBO miniseries "From the Earth to the Moon" and authored "The Unbroken Chain."

Cold Fusion Experimentally Confirmed

It only took 21 years but someone was finally able to experimentally confirm the phenomena of cold fusion. The announcement came last week at the American Chemical Society's annual meeting. No doubt Fleischmann and Pons were pleased. Now all that is needed is a coherent theory of how it all works.

Beer Byproduct-Powered Batteries?

This type of battery may become very popular, particularly in bars and sporting events. It's for real. How ironic if they start using this battery in cars.