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US to build $1.6B East Idaho facility for warships’ nuclear waste
IDAHO FALLS — Site preparation on a new $1.65 billion Expended Core Facility that handles fuel waste from the nation’s fleet of nuclear-powered warships will begin in 2017, the Navy and U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday. Located at the Naval Reactors Facility at the Idaho National Laboratory, the new facility will support the Naval…
Continue ReadingPlaying Games Online May Help Advance Science
Play video games, advance science Scott Horowitz, University of Michigan and James Bardwell, University of Michigan Computer gaming is now a regular part of life for many people. Beyond just being entertaining, though, it can be a very useful tool in education and in science. If people spent just a fraction of their play time…
Continue ReadingSmall Modular Nuclear Reactor Would Bring 1,000+ Jobs to Idaho Falls
The following is a news release from the city of Idaho Falls. IDAHO FALLS — During the Intermountain Energy Summit, held in Idaho Falls earlier this week, there was discussion about Idaho National Laboratory being the preferred site to locate the construction and operation of the world’s first NuScale Power Small Modular Reactor plant. The impact…
Continue ReadingDisrupting pro-ISIS online ‘ecosystems’ could help thwart real-world terrorism
Neil Johnson, University of Miami Supporters of the Islamic State, or ISIS, around the world gather online, becoming members of virtual communities in much the same way any of us might join online groups focused on some common interest. The videos, audio messages, letters, chatter and know-how that they then share are much more sinister than…
Continue ReadingIn Defense of the AR-15 Rifle Against Calls For Assault Weapon Ban
Critics Call for Banning the AR-15 Rifle In the wake of the terrorist attack in Orlando, Florida by a radicalized Islamic murderer, the AR-15 has been vilified by the president and his hopeful successor, Hillary Clinton. This tragic event follows an increasing awareness of painful loss resulting from mass killings by individuals whose hearts and minds…
Continue ReadingDrone Racing Is Driving Innovation Worldwide
How might drone racing drive innovation? Jack Langelaan, Pennsylvania State University Over the past 15 years, drones have progressed from laboratory demonstrations to widely available toys. Technological improvements have brought ever-smaller components required for flight stabilization and control, as well as significant improvements in battery technology. Capabilities once restricted to military vehicles are now found…
Continue ReadingAdvice From Tesla Owners to Potential Tesla Buyers – Regrets or No Regrets?
Are you are considering to buy a Tesla Model S, Model 3 or Model X? Tesla has delivered around 75,000 Model S electric cars around the world. Would you like to know what these owners would like to say say to new potential Tesla buyers and if they have any regrets? I am “considering buying…
Continue ReadingWhich Tesla Should You Buy – Model 3 or S60?
By Armen Hareyan from TorqueNews By end of April the orders for Tesla Model 3 have reached nearly 400,000 globally by mid April and while Tesla reintroduces Model S 60 at twice the price of Model 3, but cheaper than Model S 70. Who will buy them and what should you do if are thinking to…
Continue ReadingThe Dark Side of Attraction Marketing – The Rise of Fake Review Scams
Attraction Marketing, a hot buzzword that sounds like money in your inbox may just be too good to be true. Clever web marketing self described “experts” keep writing about attraction marketing yet no one explains what this really means. Here is your answer: Attraction marketing is bait and switch content using fake online reviews and click…
Continue ReadingObsolete Voting Machines Could Ruin The Election
Imagine you went to your basement and dusted off the laptop or mobile phone that you used in 2002. What would happen if you tried to turn it on? We don’t have to guess. Around the country this election year, people are going into storage, pulling out computers that date back to 2002 and asking…
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