Posts Tagged ‘fukushima’
Thorium Superfuel: A Clean, Safe, and Abundant Energy Source?
Thorium is a weakly radioactive metallic element that’s number 90 on the periodic table. It is silver in color but tarnishes black when oxidized, forming thorium dioxide. Thorium is hard yet malleable and has a high melting point. While uranium nuclear reactors, like the ones commonly used today, utilize uranium directly, thorium nuclear reactors derive…
Read More7 Miraculous Ways Mushrooms Can Save the World
Perhaps you only think about mushrooms when one sprouts up in your yard or when you’re ordering a pizza. But they have many incredible, world-saving capabilities that you need to know about. “I believe that mycelium is the neurological network of nature. Interlacing mosaics of mycelium infuse habitats with information-sharing membranes. These membranes are aware,…
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