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A technician assembles computers at the CERN Large Hadron Collider Computing Grid room

Austria to pull out of European CERN institute

Physics / General Physics

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Austria is pulling out of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), Science Minister Johannes Hahn announced Thursday, citing budget concerns.





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Nuclear scientist says first Soviet A-bomb 'miracle': report

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 30, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

A nuclear scientist involved in the Soviet Union's first atomic test 60 years ago hailed it "a miracle" Saturday and called for a national day of celebration, RIA Novosti news agency reported.


Researchers create smaller and more efficient nuclear battery

Researchers create smaller and more efficient nuclear battery

Technology / Energy

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (27) | comments 14

(PhysOrg.com) -- Batteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are ...


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Doubts raised on nuclear industry viability

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (24) | comments 19

(PhysOrg.com) -- The investment in nuclear power has been growing around the world over the last few years, being viewed as a means for countries to control their energy security, avoid the price fluctuations ...


Improved seismology tools can detect and locate low-yield nuclear explosions

Improved seismology tools can detect and locate low-yield nuclear explosions

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is leading a joint project with Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories, as well as the Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) and Quantum Technology Sciences, ...


New Idaho National Lab collaboration tackles nuclear fuel recycling science

New INL project tackles nuclear fuel recycling science

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new research project at Idaho National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory will use an innovative approach to learn how to get more use from nuclear fuel.


New INL project will improve nuclear reactor simulations

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new project at Idaho National Laboratory and Brookhaven National Laboratory will improve the way scientists model the inner workings of nuclear reactors.


A technician of German automaker Volkswagen's adjusts a mini gas-fired power plant

Home power plants project unveiled in Germany

Technology / Energy

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (21) | comments 23

An ambitious project was unveiled in Germany on Wednesday to install mini gas-fired power plants in people's basements and produce as much electricity as two nuclear reactors within a year.


Come on in: Nuclear barrier less restrictive than expected in new cells

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When it comes to the two basic types of cells, prokaryotes and eukaryotes, compartmentalization is everything. Prokaryotes are evolutionarily ancient cells that only have a membrane surrounding their outer boundary, while ...


'Promiscuous' protein interactions found in the nuclear pore complex

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The NPC is the only way in or out of a cell's nucleus. It plays a key role in cellular metabolism and signaling, and any malfunction in these pores can have lethal consequences. Now new research reveals further ...


Toward limitless energy: National Ignition Facility focus of symposium, Aug. 19-20

Toward limitless energy: National Ignition Facility focus of ACS symposium (w/ Video)

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (19) | comments 14

Chemists are preparing to play an important but often unheralded role in determining the success of one of the largest and most important scientific experiments in history — next year's initial attempts at ...



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