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Wilson, Nobel winner for physics, dies in Maine

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:16:27 -0400

PORTLAND, Maine - Physicist Kenneth Wilson, who earned a Nobel prize for pioneering work that changed the way physicists think about phase transitions, has died in Maine, where he retired to enjoy kayaking with his wife. He was 77.

Derecho was term coined by physicist in late 1800s

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:44:15 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - With a massive line of storms poised to rumble through the Midwest meteorologists were throwing the word "derecho" around like a football. Experts defined a derecho as a line of long-lived, powerful storms with winds of 60-100 mph.

NRC to outline findings at NC's Harris nuke plant

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 11:20:20 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - As Duke Energy Corp. restarts a nuclear power plant that shut down for more than three weeks, Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspectors are promising to share what they found when they inspected early signs of corrosion and cracking inside the reactor vessel's covering.

Wyo. teen who built reactor ousted from fair

Fri, 31 May 2013 16:42:24 -0400

NEWCASTLE, Wyoming - A Wyoming high school senior who built a nuclear reactor was disqualified from the International Science and Engineering Fair this month on a technicality.

Wyo. teen ousted from science fair

Fri, 31 May 2013 16:07:09 -0400

NEWCASTLE, Wyoming - A Wyoming high school student who built a nuclear reactor in his dad's garage was disqualified from the International Science and Engineering Fair this month on a technicality.

Radiation leak at Japan lab; small impact expected

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:05:09 -0400

TOKYO - An atomic research lab in northern Japan has reported a radiation leak that may have affected about 55 people, though none were hospitalized and no impact was expected outside the facility, the lab's operator said Saturday.

Cardboard boats teach physics

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:19:15 -0400

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee - While the saltiest of sea captains might not choose cardboard and duct tape as the ideal building materials for his ship, they certainly fit the bill for Jason Owens' physics students.