February 2018

Nuclear Weapons 344 - Researchers At George Mason University Are Creating A Computer Model Of Public Behavior Following A Nuclear Strike On Manhattan

      There have been books, movies and TV shows about the detonation of nuclear weapons in major urban centers. Much of the drama in such shows lies in how people react and cope after the attack. Now scientists are working on a huge computer simulation to try and better understand exactly how people would really react if they survived a nearby nuclear detonation.

World Uranium Production

        Uranium is a chemical element with the atomic number of 92. It is a grey, dense, radioactive metal. The fuel for nuclear reactors is a highly radioactive isotope of uranium that is less than one percent of most uranium deposits. Low enrichment of uranium provides fuel while highly enriched uranium is used in nuclear weapons.

Nuclear Weapons 343 - Russia Moves Iskander Missiles In Kaliningrad

            The Kaliningrad Oblast is a Russian enclave located on the Baltic Sea between Poland and Lithuania. It is separated from Russia proper and is the western-most province of Russia. The Kaliningrad Oblast covers about six thousand square miles. It is considered to be the most militarized zone on the entire European continent.

New Radiation Detector Created With Graphene

       Graphene is a form of carbon where a single layer of carbon atoms forms a flat sheet with a hexagonal grid arrangement. It was discovered in 2004 and thought to hold great promise. Research on graphene has uncovered a variety of interesting and potentially useful features including being light weight, strong and a good conductor. Graphene also has the ability to convert heat directly into electricity.

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