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The Disney World Summer Survival Guide

The Disney World Summer Survival Guide The complete guide to surviving a summer trip to Walt Disney World… from the guy who never visits in the summer. Read more on MousePlanet

We are safe! What a joke!!?

WASHINGTON – Congressional investigators set up a bogus company with only a postal box and within a month obtained a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that allowed them to buy enough radioactive material for a small “dirty bomb.” Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., who will ask the NRC about the incident at a Senate hearing […]

Hydrogen Power (1984)

What are the long term prospects of hydrogen replacing petrol as the fuel which powers the family car? In Australia, one research team has modified an ordinary car to run on hydrogen. The car performs well in traffic, even under freeway conditions, and produces very few pollutants. Storing the hydrogen gas is a problem, since […]

Can you get wind powered window fans?

OK, my parent’s attic has two small windows. The windows don’t face the ocean, which is unfortunate, because there is a sea breeze. I’m wondering if there are: 1.) wind powered window fans, OR 2.) solar powered window fans. I’m also wondering if it would be dangerous to stick a window fan in the windows, […]

Nuclear Dumps Argue Over Diluting Waste for Burial

Nuclear Dumps Argue Over Diluting Waste for Burial The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is reconsidering its rules to allow moderately radioactive materials to be diluted into a milder category that is easier to bury. Read more on New York Times

Deep-Water Wind Turbines Generate Buzz

A research team at WPI is studying the feasibility of placing large wind turbines on deep-ocean platforms. Supported by a three-year, $300000 award from the National Science Foundation, the study combines sophisticated computer simulations and water tank studies using physical models. Source: WPI