Radioactive Fallout From North Korea

 

Not that we should necessarily be overly concerned about radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons these days, here is some information that puts the subject into some perspective in light of the tensions with the North Korean government.

Glass Based Lithium-ion Battery Technology

Dr. John Goodenough is still doing battery research at the University of Texas at the mature age of 94 and is making some discoveries that could give a significant boot to the use of lithium-ion batteries.  he invented that type of battery, by the way, along with random-access-memory.

Reed College Research Reactor

Watch this video for the basics of how a small research reactor is used.

Correcting the LENR Record (C&E News)

A recent article in Chemical & Engineering News by Stephen K. Ritter covers the current status of low-energy nuclear reactions, which is sometimes called "cold fusion."  An analysis of the article was done by Beven Krivit at New Energy Times is enlightening and appears to set the story straight.

Dumb Ways to Die

Can Reusing Spent Nuclear Fuel Solve Our Energy Problems?

Read about Leslie Dewan's plan for transforming spent power reactor fuel into usable energy.

How I Rewired My Brain to Become Fluent in Math

Here is a great article on the subject of learning.  The author did poorly in math during K-12 but did well in languages.  Becoming fluent in languages apparently triggers something in the brain that opens the door to fluency in mathematics. The human brain is a very interesting phenomena.