Diesel fuel attracts and holds water. Water can occur in diesel either as free water or as an emulsion. The water in the diesel fuel can lead to problems such as corrosion of the components, storage tanks and increased wear of the fuel system components because of the reduced lubricity. According to Drrrunk Shopping Blog,[…]
Crimson Solar will create 650 construction jobs. The Biden administration on Monday said it has approved a major solar energy project in the California desert that will be capable of powering nearly 90,000 homes. The $550 million Crimson Solar Project will be sited on 2,000 acres of federal land west of Blythe, California, the Interior[…]
Visualization of the proposed SPARC tokamak experiment. Using high-field magnets built with newly available high-temperature superconductors, this experiment would be the first controlled fusion plasma to produce net energy output. / Visualization by Ken Filar, PSFC research affiliate By David Chandler / 03.09.2018 Progress toward the long-sought dream of fusion power — potentially an inexhaustible and[…]
For the first time, human beings harnessed the power of atomic fission. Keith Ruffles, Creative Commons By Dr. Artemis Spyrou and Dr. Wolfgang Mittig / 11.30.2017 Spyrou: Associate Professor of Nuclear Astrophysics Mittig: Professor of Physics Michigan State University Over Christmas vacation in 1938, physicists Lise Meitner and Otto Frisch received puzzling scientific news in a private letter from nuclear[…]
Static electricity can cause more than just a bad hair day. / Photo by Ken Bosma, Creative Commons By Dr. Sebastian Deffner / 01.05.2017 Assistant Professor of Physics University of Maryland, Baltimore County Static electricity is a ubiquitous part of everyday life. It’s all around us, sometimes funny and obvious, as when it makes your[…]