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January's Most Popular Articles...
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All About Recycling Nuclear Waste: Nuclear power stations represent an efficient means of producing electricity, and they produce no greenhouse gases. But toxic radioactive waste is… [556 views in Jan]
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Coal as an Energy Source: Coal is a very effective solid fuel as it burns to easily and produces a great deal of heat. Until relatively recently, coal-fires were the most common means of… [312 views in Jan]
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Iceland's Growing Data Centre Industry: Fuelled by Geothermal Energy.: While the machines may not actually have taken over in the nightmarish way that the visions of the… [240 views in Jan]
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Petroleum as an Energy Source: Of the three main fossil fuels – coal, petroleum and natural gas – it could be argued that petroleum is the most versatile. Coal is a powerful source of… [202 views in Jan]
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Light and Sound Waves Explained: Light travels in waves, and sound travels in waves. However, sound waves and light waves are very different, and it is important not to confuse the… [200 views in Jan]
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What is Potential Energy?: There is a school of thought that classifies all energy as either potential energy or kinetic energy. Other scientists dislike this division, arguing that it… [186 views in Jan]
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Latest Comments
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Dess
Re: Coal as an Energy Source
When coal is burned , it reacts with the oxygen in the air.
22 January 2015 -
LOL
Re: All About How We Measure Energy
Jouls per gram =Temp rise X mass of water (g) ---------------------------------------- X 4.2 (SHC water) Mass (g)
29 October 2013 -
Candice
Re: Petroleum as an Energy Source
This article was pretty helpful for my science studies in comparing energy sources. I've read also that petroleum is used to make…
26 October 2013 -
jay
Re: What is Renewable Energy?
hi my topic and questions is about SOLAR POWER!!! 1.HOW DOES THE TECHNOLOGY WORK??- INCLUDE DIAGRAMS AND ILLUSTRATIONS WHERE…
19 February 2013
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