Geothermal energy could outperform nuclear power
Tricks from the oil industry have produced a hot-rocks breakthrough
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY may be approaching its Mitchell moment. George Mitchell, a scrappy independent oilman, is known as the father of fracking. Nearly three decades ago, he defied Big Oil and the conventional wisdom of his industry by making practical the hitherto uneconomic technique of pumping liquids and sands into the ground to force out gas and oil from shale rock and other tight geological formations. The enormous increase in productivity that resulted, known as the shale revolution, has transformed the global hydrocarbon business.
The world’s first nuclear clock is on the horizon
It would be 1000 times more accurate than today’s atomic timekeepers
Baby formulas now share some ingredients with breast milk
They may one day replicate its benefits
Breast milk’s benefits are not limited to babies
Some of its myriad components are being tested as treatments for cancer and other diseases
Particles that damage satellites can be flushed out of orbit
All it takes is very long radio waves
A common food dye can make skin transparent
The discovery allows scientists to see inside live animals
Fewer babies are born in the months following hot days
The effect is small but consistent