Floating nuclear power plants offer several economic advantages. A large percentage of the cost of a nuclear power plant is the construction and installation of the plant itself. This cost can vary and increase if the site has challenging weather and other conditions. Also, cold and harsh environments may not have a highly trained local …
The Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx) was soliciting for drones that can deliver a 5-pound package over 100 kilometers in hot and tough environment. They are looking for unmanned aerial vehicle system that supports refrigeration or other means of temperature control. Special Ops Command has updated the specs to 10 pounds of blood delivered over …
The U.S. and Mexico struck a trade deal on Monday that paved the way to replace NAFTA, the current agreement between the two nations and Canada. Mexican officials promised the Latin American country would start buying as farm product as possible from the USA. Nextbigfuture notes that the USA was always the 800-pound gorilla in …
The head of the navy of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, General Alireza Tangsiri, said on Monday that Iran had full control of the Gulf and the U.S. Navy did not belong there. Tangsiri said Iran had full control of the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz that leads into it. Closing the strait would be the …
Purifying stormwater, at the source, in the stormwater drain, is the most elegant solution to a growing problem for communities and property. Swedrop is a disposable filter which floats in the standing water of the stormwater drain. The filter extracts hydrocarbons, chemicals and heavy metals. After 12 months the filter is removed and incinerated. EU …
Multiple fatalities were reported in a mass shooting, Sunday afternoon at a Madden NFL video game tournament in a popular area of Jacksonville, Florida. One suspect was dead at the scene. Notice just prior to the #shooting at the #Madden19 tournament what looks like a red laser go across this gentleman’s chest. #TheLandingMassShooting #jacksonville #activeshooter …
Molten Salt nuclear fission reactors can deliver 99% of the promised benefits from nuclear fusion but are closer to being developed. Unlike Nuclear fusion which has never had net generation of power, molten salt nuclear fission power had 2.5 megawatts of net power generation from a US nuclear prototype back in the 1960s. The US …
Natural gas is continuing to dominate energy usage in the United States. Coal provided 60% of US electrical power 30 years ago and was still providing 50% in 2005. Coal is very competitive in certain parts of the United States, including in the coal hotbeds of Appalachia and the Powder River Basin in Montana and …
There is a surge in the global installation of air conditioners. In the 1990s, China had very few air conditioners but now there is almost one air conditioner per household. India and Indonesia are tracking China’s installation levels and rates. By the 2030s, India and Indonesia will be at China’s air conditioning level. Saudi Arabia …
In 2016 and 2017, marine heat waves killed half of the corals in the Great Barrier reef. It takes ten years for the coral to recover. John Veron is the world’s top coral reef expert. Between a quarter and a third of all marine species everywhere has some part of their life cycle in coral …
A leaked Chinese military document indicates that China is shifting from deterrence and protecting its territory to looking beyond its borders. China desperately wants a comprehensive protection of their security around the globe. A challenger with a strong military might push the dominant power into unleashing a preventive war before the challenger gets any stronger …