The Next Big Engineering Tool Of The 1960s? Nuclear Bombs
In an era marked by fear of nuclear bombs, Operation Plowshare took a look at their potential to create.
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Are We Facing Electrical Gridlock?
The influx of renewable energy and smart appliances threaten to overload our aging electrical grid.
Hackers Have Been Targeting Nuclear Power Plants
A U.S. government report warns that hackers have been targeting power facilities in the US and other countries.
Air Pollution Is As Unhealthy As Secondhand Smoke, A New Study Says
Kids who live near pollution are at the same risk of asthma as those exposed to secondhand smoke.
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A Mathy Makeover For The Kilogram
Standardizing our mass measurements relies on an elaborate and exacting physics experiment.
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With Key Staff Missing In Washington, Can Science Policy Move Ahead?
President Trump has yet to name a presidential science advisor or directors for NASA and NOAA, and other key science positions.
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Overlapping Surgeries, A Little Drummer Bird, And Human-Free Hedge Funds
Hospitals commonly schedule surgeons to start a new surgery while someone else finishes their last one. Should they notify patients?
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The Bad News About California’s Solar Power Boom
Solar energy generation is exploding in California. But the solar glut is overwhelming the state’s grid, and costing ratepayers money.
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Curiosity Gets An AI Upgrade
A new autonomous system lets the Mars rover conduct research even while offline.
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The Dangerous Work Of Babysitting Bombs
How a photo of plutonium sparked an investigation into nuclear safety at Los Alamos National Laboratory.