Giant solar thermal power plant opens in California
The Ivanpah solar thermal power plant started operating in the Mojave desert in California on Thursday.
The $2.2 billion power-generating plant covers an area of...
Volkswagen unionization declined, US
In a car plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Volkswagen workers declined union representation in a surprise move.
The vote was a serious setback for the United...
Weight Watchers 47% profit fall
Weight Watchers announced a 47% fall in profits to $30.8 million in 2013, the biggest decline on record, sending shares down by 25% during...
Energy insecurity new concerns during cold snap
In spite of its toll on America’s most vulnerable citizens, the problem of energy insecurity is still widely unreported, even as the country experiences...
Eurozone GDP grew 0.3% in Q4 2013
Eurozone GDP grew by 0.3% during the last quarter of 2013, compared to 0.1% in the second quarter, according to figures published today by...
The difference between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion
Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion are two different reactions that release vast amounts of energy locked in the nuclei of atoms.
In both reactions some...
What is nuclear fusion?
Nuclear fusion occurs when two light atomic nuclei collide and form a new nucleus, releasing a large amount of energy.
For the reaction to succeed,...
What is nuclear fission?
Nuclear fission is where the unstable nucleus of a heavy atom splits either spontaneously or after absorbing a nuclear particle.
In both cases the reaction...
What is nuclear energy? What is nuclear power?
Nuclear energy is the energy held in the nucleus of an atom. This is released through nuclear reactions like fission and fusion.
Nuclear power is...
Award-winning books judged more negatively
Award-winning books tend to be judged more negatively than during their pre-award days, researchers from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and...