The Engineers of Comedy

The Engineers of Comedy You rarely see the words engineering and comedy together in a job résumé. But these stand-up comics found new careers mining old lives in technology. Read more on IEEE Spectrum Iran says it will make fuel for research reactor Iran claimed Monday that it will produce fuel for a research reactor […]

BP’s Oil Spill Probe Reportedly Faults Its Own Engineers

BP’s Oil Spill Probe Reportedly Faults Its Own Engineers BP is apparently putting some blame for the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion on its own engineers. According to a Bloomberg News report, the oil company’s internal investigation misread a test of the well’s stability on April 20, the day of the disaster. A person familiar […]

BP to remove cap, replace blowout preventer

BP to remove cap, replace blowout preventer The federal government says it will start work Monday to remove the temporary cap keeping oil from gushing out of BP’s blown-out Gulf well so that it can raise a key piece of equipment from the seabed. Blowout preventer – BP – Federal government of the United States […]

Sarah Palin – Dead Grizzly

Check out these top kill oil images: Sarah Palin – Dead Grizzly Image by smiteme Sarah Palin – Dead Wolves Image by smiteme

Roadside Fission

Check out these fission power images: Roadside Fission Image by PhotoDu.de Blue sky, Bright sun Image by Dr Stephen Dann

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IN ARGENTINA

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IN ARGENTINA The Government of the province of Neuquén, Argentina, through its Agency for Investment Promotion and Development (Agencia de Promocion y Desarrollo de Inversiones – ADI-Nqn), has launched a Public Call to Investors interested in developing proposals for the award of an exploration contract to discover and produce endogenous steam in the […]

Feds to remove temporary cap from Gulf well

Feds to remove temporary cap from Gulf well NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The federal government said engineers will start work Monday to remove the temporary cap that stopped oil from gushing out of BP’s blown-out Gulf well so that crews can raise a key piece of equipment from the seabed. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad […]

How is the energy is fission created?

Question by shish2kabob: How is the energy is fission created? I know that because of the extra neutrons in the uranium 235 nucleus is why the nuclear force is weakened and is unstable, so when a neutron bombards it the bond breaks, fission products are produces, with 2 to 3 neutrons, but where does the […]

Iran’s New Reactor: Why We Shouldn’t Worry

Nuclear Fusion Reactor Image by jurvetson Iran’s New Reactor: Why We Shouldn’t Worry by Jeremy Bernstein Sandafayre A 1914 Persian postage stamp with a British overprint, used during Britain’s 1915 occupation of Bushehr, Iran Because of its strategic location on the Persian Gulf, the Iranian city of Bushehr has been an important seaport for centuries. […]

Final kill of Gulf oil well on hold as crews fish for drill pipe

Final kill of Gulf oil well on hold as crews fish for drill pipe Three weeks after BP plugged its crippled Macondo oil well in the Gulf of Mexico with cement and mud from above, crews are “fishing” for pieces of drill pipe that need to be removed from inside the well’s blowout preventer before […]

BP begins final Static Kill

NEW ORLEANS — BAYOU LA LOUTRE, La.– With oil no longer gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, the process required to keep it that way cleared one more hurdle on Tuesday. Testing of a static kill, involving heavy mud pumped into the well, began in the morning. By the afternoon, the company said the results […]

Solar Electric Home – How We Use Solar Electricity

www.livingonsolar.com We use solar electric panels, a charge controller, batteries and an inverter to generate electricty for our home. See our hands on approach to how solar electricity works. Video Rating: 4 / 5 New website with more info www.solarshingles.webs.com I am trying to get a PV-Film manufacturer to make a film the size I […]

The BP Oil Spill is Still Leaking from Seafloor, Next Plan ‘Static Kill’

The Well Cap is a diversion, and it worked. A Coast Guard overflight spotted heavy, emulsified oil on Sunday that appeared to be heading on a collision course with the island. It came within eight miles of the shore on Monday, before the Coast Guard said skimmers intercepted it. “We did send a fleet of […]

Alternative energy gift guide – Solar, wind, fuel cell, biodiesel and more…

Check out these SOLAR ALTERNATIVE images: Alternative energy gift guide – Solar, wind, fuel cell, biodiesel and more… Image by pt Alternative energy gift guide – Solar, wind, fuel cell, biodiesel and more… Image by pt Alternative energy gift guide – Solar, wind, fuel cell, biodiesel and more… Image by pt