Radiation equivalence

japan-radiation-levels-spinach-milk “It’s not like if you ate it right away you would be harmed,” Edano said. “It would not be good to continue to eat it for some time.” Edano said the amount of radiation detected in the milk was the equivalent to one CT scan – the series of X-rays used for medical tests [...]

Fukushima

My thought go out to all those in Japan in the continuing disaster which seems to be going on after the earth quake struck last week. I didn’t understand what is happening in the plant from the media reports I heard on the radio… but the situation seems to still be developing. Can anyone explain [...]

Genetic Algorithms

At boxcar2d.com you can run a flash program which generates and optimises car designs to run over a virtual landscape. Bill Gross presented at TED where he discussed the use of genetic algorithms to systems of mirrors and sterling engines to most cheaply generate power. Richard Kemp has written An introduction to genetic algorithms for [...]

MS Calculator Android App

A researcher at GIFT has produced an metallurgical application for android phones for calculation of MS, ε-MS, Ae3, Ae1, and conversion of weight percent to atomic percent. MS Calculator App webpage