News tagged with japan
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Nuclear will survive, because it has to: ANU professor
Japan relies on nuclear power for about 30% of its electricity. It has few natural resources and imports large quantities of coal, gas and oil at an ever increasing cost. Some Japanese people are not in favor ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 29, 2011 |
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Radiation from Japan detected in Cleveland
A researcher at Case Western Reserve University has detected tiny amounts of Iodine 131 from Japan in rainwater collected from the roof of a campus building.
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Japan brings artificial intelligence to rockets
(PhysOrg.com) -- In order to look at trimming costs when it comes to rockets, researchers in Japan are looking to create a ‘smart’ rocket. With the use of artificial intelligence, they hope to create ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Calm after the storm
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Japanese have impressed the world with the relative calm and order they have maintained in the aftermath of one of the world’s worst natural disasters.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Explained: rad, rem, sieverts, becquerels
Sometimes it must seem as though reports on releases of radioactive materials from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear powerplant in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami are going out of their ...
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Oldest US nuclear reactor: a 'disaster' in waiting?
A sleepy New Jersey town has popped onto people's radar screens because it has the oldest running nuclear power plant in the United States -- and, some say, the most dangerous.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 24, 2011 |
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When catastrophes collide
Japan's earthquake early warning system worked according to plan: the alarm was set off before the seismic waves reached Japan. The buildings were also able to withstand the tremors in many places, with most ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 24, 2011 |
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U.S. safe from Japan radiation, Berkeley lab expert says
Tom McKone, a senior staff scientist in Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s (Berkeley Lab’s) Environmental Energy Technologies Division, is an expert on health-risk assessments associated with exposure to environmental ...
Mar 23, 2011 |
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Tsunami's effects in California offer clues about future, more powerful seismic events
Although the effect of the tsunami was minuscule in California compared with Japan, the scattered damage is providing a rare opportunity to study how the waves work and to help officials better prepare for what could be a ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Voice command-based robot feeding arm unveiled (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Eating a good meal is one of the few things in life that is both absolutely necessary, and extremely pleasurable at the same time. But what would you do if you could not pick up the knife ...
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Radioactive substances in seawater near Japan nuke plant
Abnormally high levels of radioactive substances have been detected in seawater near a quake-crippled nuclear power plant in Japan, its operator said early Tuesday.
Mar 21, 2011 |
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WHO says no travel bans needed for Japan
(AP) -- The World Health Organization says Tokyo's radiation levels are increasing but still not a health risk and it sees no reason to ban travel to Japan because of its nuclear crisis.
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Lab Scientists Allay Fears About U.S. Health Risks From Crisis in Japan
As the nuclear crisis unfolds in Japan, several Berkeley Lab scientists have spoken to media outlets to assuage concerns about radiation risks in the U.S. and the safety of nuclear power plants in earthquake-prone parts of ...
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Japanese tsunami underscores need for elder disaster preparedness
The oldest segment of Japan's population will likely be the hardest hit as a result of the recent earthquake and subsequent tsunami, based on data from previous catastrophic events. Approximately 23 percent of Japanese citizens ...
Mar 18, 2011 |
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The nuclear crisis and Japan's government
The response of Japan’s government to its multiple unfolding disasters has been better than its past performance in moments of crisis, but the country’s political leaders still have a long way to ...
Mar 18, 2011 |
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