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Science and National Security: Nuclear Tipping Point
Nuclear Tipping Point was produced by the Nuclear Security Project to raise awareness about nuclear threats and to help build support for the urgent actions needed to reduce nuclear dangers. Joan Rohlfing, the President of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, explains.
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Science and National Security: EMP basics
While an EMP doesn't last very long, the effects do. Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction CEO Randall Larsen talks with Dr. Peter Zimmerman, former chief scientist at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about electromagnetic pulse.
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Science and National Security: How to be understood
Scientists as communicators isn't as far fetched as it may sound. Dr Randy Olson explains.
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Science and National Security: Cleaning up after a biological attack
The process of environmental decontamination is a key step in a successful response to a large-scale attack involving a biological agent. Randall Larsen, Director, Homeland Policy Institute, explains.
Tags: Science and National Security , Randall Larsen , Institute for Homeland Security , bioattack , Crystal Franco , Nidhi Bouri , Center for Biosecurity UPMC
Science and National Security: improvised nuclear devices
Randy Larsen brings us up to speed on improvised nuclear devices with Dr. Peter Zimmerman, former chief scientist at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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Element 117 Discovery
Culminating a decade-long journey to expand the periodic table, an international team of scientists from Russia and the U.S. - including two Department of Energy national labs and two universities - has discovered the newest superheavy element; element 117.
The experiment produced six atoms of the element. Element 117 was the only missing element in row seven of the periodic table.
Physicists say the discovery of new elements expand our understanding of the universe and provide important tests of nuclear theories. Lawrence Livermore National Lab director George Miller calls it a significant breakthrough for science that will provide new insight into the makeup of the universe. He calls it a "testimony to the strength of science and technology at the partner institutions.
Since 1940, 26 new elements beyond uranium have been added to the periodic table.
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2 area students become Intel talent finalists
Yifan Li and Temple Anne Douglas don't know each other, but the area seniors both have a love of science and are competing for one of the nation's top prizes.
Tags: Intel Science Talent Search , Kate Ryan , Yifan Li , Temple Anne Douglas , Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Techn , Montgomery Blair High School ,
DHS High-Tech Documentary
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