Worried About Nuclear War? Consider the Micromorts
Calculating the likelihood of dying in a nuclear conflict sounds like an impossible task, but it could give us a whole new way to think about the risk......»»
Vivo’s upcoming foldable should have Samsung worried
Leaked specs of Vivo’s upcoming foldable smartphone have made their way online and based on what we’ve seen, it should be enough to give Samsung pause. Without a doubt, Samsung is dominating the foldables market at the moment, and uns.....»»
Worried about AI and ChatGPT taking your job? You"re not alone...
Will AI replace my job becomes an existential question for millions worldwide......»»
Study assesses risk of mutation due to residual radiation from the Fukushima nuclear disaster
Ionizing radiation from nuclear disasters are known to be harmful to the natural environment. The Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant meltdown that occurred in 2011 is a prominent example of such a disaster in recent memory. Even a decade after th.....»»
Previously unknown isotope of uranium discovered
A team of nuclear physicists affiliated with multiple institutions in Japan, working with a colleague from Korea, has discovered a previously unknown uranium isotope with atomic number 92 and mass 241. In their study, reported in the journal Physical.....»»
Disney Speedstorm is a fast and furious kart racer buried under live-service hooks
There's a lot to love in the Mario Kart-like Disney Speedstorm, but its glut of live-service hooks has us worried......»»
Best rugged cases to protect your OnePlus 11
If you’re worried about damaging your brand new OnePlus 11, then check out some of these rugged cases for your smartphone. A lot of modern day smartphones tend to be designed around aesthetics, where they feature materials like glass an.....»»
Experiment finds gluon mass in the proton
Nuclear physicists may have finally pinpointed where in the proton a large fraction of its mass resides. A recent experiment carried out at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has revealed the radius of the.....»»
Exploring bonds and electronic structure in plutonium hybrid materials
Understanding the arrangement of electrons in compounds containing actinide elements, such as uranium and plutonium, can help advance the design of next-generation nuclear materials. These elements are challenging to study due to their complex chemis.....»»
A more accurate way to track the sources of illegally trafficked radioactive materials
A team of nuclear physicists and engineers from Sun Yat-sen University and the China Academy of Engineering Physics, both in China, has developed a more accurate way to track the sources of illegally trafficked radioactive materials. In their paper p.....»»
Apple employees fear MR headset could be an expensive flop
Apple employees are apparently concerned about the company's inbound VR headset, a report claims, with skeptics of the plan worried about the chances of success for the device once it launches.Apple has allegedly demonstrated its mixed reality headse.....»»
How "misogyny influencers" cater to young men"s anxieties
Parents, teachers and politicians are worried about the appeal of so-called "online misogyny influencers" to boys and young men......»»
Oppo’s Find X6 Pro is here, and Samsung should be worried
Oppo has announced their latest flagship phone, the Oppo Find X6 Pro, which comes with specs and features that could challenge the likes of Samsung. Brands like Oppo rose through the Android ranks by offering customers cheap and value for.....»»
Rolls-Royce wins UK funds for "Moon" nuclear reactors
British aerospace giant Rolls-Royce said Friday it had secured UK funding to develop small nuclear reactors that could provide power on the Moon......»»
Xcel is cleaning up radioactive water spill at Minnesota plant
A broken pipe at Xcel Energy's Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant leaked about 400,000 gallons of water containing radioactive tritium, and the utility is working to clean up the contaminated plume, state regulators said Thursday......»»
Evidence for the existence of a deeply bound dibaryon, built entirely from beauty quarks
Dibaryons are the subatomic particles made of two baryons. Their formations through baryon-baryon interactions play a fundamental role in big-bang nucleosynthesis, in nuclear reactions including those within stellar environments, and provide a connec.....»»
Nuclear Waste Borehole Demonstration Center started
Collaborators are lined up, but the center is homeless at the moment. Enlarge / An artist’s impression of a deep borehole for nuclear waste disposal by Sandia National Laboratories in 2012. Red lines show the depth of mined rep.....»»
East coast African states ail from too much, too little rain
Surrounded by miles of dried land and what remains of his famished livestock, Daniel Lepaine is a worried man. Dozens of his goats in Ngong, a town in southern Kenya, have died after three years of harrowing drought in the east and Horn of Africa. Th.....»»
Neutron-rich nuclei reveal how heavy elements form
Models for how heavy elements are produced within stars have become more accurate thanks to measurements by RIKEN nuclear physicists of the probabilities that 20 neutron-rich nuclei will shed neutrons......»»
Russia Is Powering Up a Giant Laser to Test Its Nuclear Weapons
To check that atomic weapons work, scientists run simulations of explosions using high-energy lasers—and Russia is building the strongest one of all......»»
Tireless microbial killers in new nanocomposites
They kill with a molecular sting or oxidative shock and don't know the meaning of fatigue. The latest biocidal nanocomposites, designed and synthesized by scientists at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IPJ PAN) in K.....»»