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The Atomic Nucleus: Fissile Liquid or Molecule of Life?
July 30, 2012 — A new view of the nucleus that unifies its liquid and molecule-like aspects has now been put forward. By making an analogy with neutron stars, the researchers have for the first time ... > full story -
Scientists Use Microbes to Make 'Clean' Methane
July 27, 2012 — Microbes that convert electricity into methane gas could become an important source of renewable energy, according to scientists. Researchers are raising colonies of microorganisms, called ... > full story -
Understanding Hot Nuclear Matter That Permeated the Early Universe
July 19, 2012 — A review article describes groundbreaking discoveries that have emerged from the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, synergies ... > full story -
Progress in Search for Neutrino-Less Double-Beta Decay of Xenon-136
July 19, 2012 — Physicists recently reported results of an experiment conducted in a salt mine one-half mile under Carlsbad, N.M., part of a decades-long search for evidence of the elusive neutrino-less double-beta ... > full story -
Global Health Impacts of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
July 17, 2012 — In the first detailed analysis of the global health effects of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster, researchers estimate the number of deaths and cases of cancer worldwide resulting ... > full story -
Record-Breaking Laser Shot: National Ignition Facility Fires Off 192 Laser Beams Delivering More Than 500 Trillion Watts
July 16, 2012 — Fifteen years of work by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility (NIF) team paid off on July 5 with a historic record-breaking laser shot. The NIF laser system of 192 ... > full story -
Nuclear Weapons' Surprising Contribution to Climate Science
July 13, 2012 — Nuclear weapons testing may at first glance appear to have little connection with climate change research. But key Cold War research laboratories and the science used to track radioactivity and model ... > full story -
No Matter the Drilling Method, Natural Gas Is a Much-Needed Tool to Battle Global Warming
July 10, 2012 — No matter how you drill it, using natural gas as an energy source is a smart move in the battle against global climate change and a good transition step on the road toward low-carbon energy from ... > full story -
War-Related Climate Change Would Reduce Substantially Reduce Crop Yields
July 2, 2012 — Though worries about “nuclear winter” have faded since the end of the Cold War, existing stockpiles of nuclear weapons still hold the potential for devastating global impacts. Experts say ... > full story -
'Trophy Molecule' Breakthrough May Result in Cleaner, Cooler Nuclear Energy
July 2, 2012 — Experts have created a stable version of a ‘trophy molecule’ that has eluded scientists for decades. They have prepared a terminal uranium nitride compound which is stable at room ... > full story
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