2021 Atmosphere Radiation Technology 
Physics World
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Planned facilities, such as the European Spallation Source that is being constructed in Lund, Sweden, meanwhile, have integrated sustainability into their design such as diverting waste heat into local heating systems instead of it being vented into the atmosphere. Eager to learn. Leading by example: going green in the lab.
A Greener Life
MAY 20, 2022
The Altiplano plateau in western Bolivia has some of the world’s highest and most consistent levels of solar radiation, creating a high potential for solar photovoltaic power in the region, but structural challenges may prevent scaling. Photo credit: Anyisa / Alamy. By Santiago Espinoza. More small plants and storage.
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Physics World
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Indeed, it is understandable why people might fear radiation given that you can’t see it – yet the same can be said of the air that we breathe. Despite these benefits, nuclear power tends to suffer from relatively poor public perception and not knowing it is low carbon could be due to a lack of education.
HumanNature
MARCH 31, 2021
Guest Post By Erin Boedicker , 2020-2021 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. When fuels are burned to create energy in a process called combustion, black carbon along with carbon monoxide and other compounds are created because there is not enough oxygen in the atmosphere for the reaction to go to completion.
Physics World
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Up in flames After recording Canada’s highest ever temperature on 29 June 2021, Lytton in British Columbia had to be evacuated as wildfires engulfed the town and destroyed most of its buildings. As air sunk through the atmosphere, it got squeezed and heated. Courtesy: Canadian Press/Shutterstock). By how much, though, is unclear. “One
Breezometer
MAY 23, 2022
Can climate resilience technology help businesses protect people and property from such devastating wildfire events? This environmental spectacle occurs when a large region of extremely hot air, created by a wildfire interacts with cooler air higher up in the atmosphere. Is climate change making ‘firenadoes’ more likely?
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 21, 2022
NIF can also be used to generate x-rays and gamma-rays which are used to study radiation hardness of weapons components and assemblies. This was nearly double the previous record at NIF , achieved in August of 2021 but not repeated since. At the same time, NIF is part of a new technological arms race. A bumpy road to fusion.
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