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We talked to North America's leading In Situ Leach (ISL) uranium mining engineers, and had them explain exactly how ISL worked. Most of the significant ISL operations in the United States were designed and/or constructed by these engineers. They explained how ISL mining is really just reversing the process of Mother Nature.
CLEANING UP THE PROJECT
Not so fast. Shipping the uranium out of the ISL plant isn't the final step. The water has to be cleaned up, the property returned to its original...
Getting kids interested in science at an early age is very important. It's easier than you think. Science does not have to be something mysterious. It is happening all around us, and you can use everyday things to encourage your children's interest and knowledge.
Most parents believe that they can't help their children with science. But you don't need a advanced scientific degree to teach young children science. All you need is a willingness to try, to observe the world, and to take the...
If you're wondering where most of your silk comes from and the specialties of these countries, we're going to go inside the silk industry itself in Thailand, Japan, and China to see just what it is that they're making and how.Silk production in Thailand is very specialized. The Thai silk moth is most suited to tropical conditions. This moth is what is called polyvoltine, meaning it can produce at least ten batches of eggs each year. They hand reel the silk from the Thai moth from green...
When the sky is blue and clear it is because molecules in the air reflect blue light from the sun more than they are reflecting red light. The sun has all the colors of the rainbow in it; when reflected through a prism or these little molecules, you see different colors. All those colors you see in the sky are based on this principle. So just like when you shine a white light through different angles of a prism, the molecules reflect different colors when the sun is lower in the sky, such...
Have you ever heard someone say; the chances of that happening are one million to one, it is just not possible. Yet, we know for a fact that the chances of winning the lottery are indeed one million to one. But we know someone will win, they always do, that is how it works. So often, we hear people attempt to prove that something is impossible using mathematical statistics, probability if you will.For instance the chance of life, that is to say complex life in a human form within the Milky...
"I look at about 100 different projects a year, most of which go into the round filing cabinet on my floor," said Tony Harvey, the senior technical advisor to ESO Uranium (TSX: ESO), and formerly a senior manager of Wright Engineers-Fluor Daniels, which was involved with the design and construction of 14 mines worldwide. Harvey quickly ticked off what is necessary to attract his eye, "I need to see history. I need to see signposts before I give it any credence." So why is he advising little-known...
Micro milling is one of the three common micro cutting techniques used in micro machining.In micro milling, the tool bit with diameter as small as 0.1mm is held in a high speed spindle rotating at 20,000 to 150,000 rpm, and used to mill steel, brass and aluminum with depth of cut at about 30 microns and feed rates of 120mm/m to 240mm/m to provide surface quality finishes as good as 0.2 microns.While micro milling has been successfully applied in manufacturing bio-medical components, embossing...
Monitoring and Control of processes are implemented using SCADA systems. SCADA is an acronym for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition. Variables of a process are constantly monitored and processed for computation of various parameters for issue of control commands, if necessary, in both open and closed loop manner with the help of a combination of electromechanical and digital elements/equipments.The implementation of fairly large SCADA system used in applications like power system...
The United States is behind in robotic research although we are a big buyer of the technology. The rest of the world especially in Europe and Asia are ahead of us in the field of robotics by quite a bit and pouring money into their research at a rate almost ten times our national governmental funding.Even with this said, there are a few stand out Universities holding up our United States robotics research. For instance Carnegie Mellon University has a six-legged robot, which can scale vertical...
Each year we see protest groups which get out of hand in their protests, attempting to disrupt meetings or events. Often the police and security professionals have to find easy and simple ways to subdue them. Obviously in our nation people have the right to protest and freedom of speech, but when they cross the line and get out of hand something must be done.Police agencies spend millions of dollars on crowd control and security for events every year. There needs to be another way to prevent...
As with all technology, there are always common myths and
misconceptions that prevent many people from experiencing that,
which would drastically improve their lives. This is true with
Dish Network's digital high definition satellite television
services.
Many people think that even though there may be 4 different
receivers in 4 different rooms, everyone has to watch the same
programming. This is not true. Dish Network offers 4 free
receivers, one each for 4 different rooms, to enable...
I propose permits be given to farmers to they can set up along the edge of their fields a microwave array to burn a hole in the clouds when severe weather threatens their crops. I would propose that this concept be completely privately funded and be done in conjunction with the FAA. As a wicked storm approaches the farmer can minimize his loses by slight overhead weather modification. The array can be pointed out at a forty-five degree angle to the approaching cloud until the width of the...
Genetically Engineered Organisms and Genetically Modified Organisms, with Monsanto Corporation in the forefront of development. GE crops, including cotton seeds, have genetically modified properties with built-in resistance to herbicides and insects (Bt cotton), and are also called Frankencotton.Another mutant called terminator seeds, are sterile and force farmers to buy seed from major suppliers like Monsanto, instead of naturally saving seeds from year to year. Thankfully, terminator...
Food and beverage industry executives struggle due to lack of
system integration and poor visibility of major business
functions. According to Rebecca Gill, Vice-President with
Technology Group International (TGI), "Food and Beverage
executives do not want to simply manage their business, they
want to lead and direct the future of their company. These
executives need real-time sophisticated tools to make educated
decisions." Viewing inventory levels or reviewing current
production capacity...
A creative approach to wireless mobile computing increases
revenues and productivity
Until recently, restaurant and hospitality owners were wary of
adopting wireless POS systems for their establishments. Issues
such a cost, ease of use and a general uncertainty about new
technology caused them to take pause. Nowadays, however, with
the popularity of PDA's, Blackberries, cell phones and the like,
mobile technology and wireless mobile computing has become main
stream, and hospitality providers...