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Nuclear Locator (zip)

Nuclear Locator finds the coordinates of a nearby radioactive source relative to an array of three radiation detectors that are arranged in a triangular pattern. Applications include finding Radon sources in the home, Uranium prospecting, and uses in homeland security. Version 3 is a Free-To-Try version.

Tags: nuclear locator, homeland security, government

Software downloads 2007-06-16

Additional Resources

The electric car is here, and your neighbor may be driving it already

The electric car is here, and your neighbor may be driving it alreadyTalk about Polution!!There's is no form of transportation MORE polluting than an electric car. Why people are so thrilled with them....They use power which is produce primarily by COAL!!!The coal-fired electricity has to be transmitted which costs...

Tags: car, electric car

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

Community solar: "Why don't they get it in Washington?"

Community solar: "Why don't they get it in Washington?"What is the maintanance cost, and backup planshould a storm or fire destroy the structure?It's all about feeling goodThere are people who think logically, and people who think emotionally. Logically, solar is still a losing technology when factoring in all costs...

Tags: taxes, free trade, tax

Discussion threads 2008-08-01

Fossil fuel prices and the men who hate them

Fossil fuel prices and the men who hate themAirline fares are too lowEver since deregulation, airlines have allowed themselves to be sucked into a ridiculous, never ending price war.As a result, they've been forced to fly at max capacity just to break even on any given flight. That need...

Tags: fuel prices, airline fare, oil, fare, fossil fuel

Discussion threads 2008-07-30

Liquid metal-cooled CPU outperforms air- and water-cooled systems?

Liquid metal-cooled CPU outperforms air- and water-cooled systems?Where's Sarah Connor?Will it change its shape to an LA policeman and chase me in a tractor trailer truck?Mercury?It's the only metal I know of that is liquid at room temperature.RE: Liquid metal-cooled CPU outperforms air- and water-cooled systems?Reminds me of liquid-sodium-cooled nuclear...

Tags: liquid metal-cooled cpu, metal-cooled cpu, water-cooled system, liquid metal-cooled cpu, cpu, galinstan, mercury, pc

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Pulling money out of thin air. Or, why wind power should be a neighborly concern.

Pulling money out of thin air. Or, why wind power should be a neighborly concern.I guess the video maker is contesting that the polar ice isnt meltingntHe showing that you're dumber than dirtYou don't even realize that the ice displaces more volume than liquid water and the melting makes the...

Tags: wind energy, neighborly concern, ice, thin air

Discussion threads 2008-07-19

Gore's latest attention-getting challenge: Eliminate fossil fuels as an electricity source by 2018

Gore's latest attention-getting challenge: Eliminate fossil fuels as an electricity source by 2018Infogreat info...to bad most want to stay on the bandwagon...politically correct view...passing the LIE around...then understanding Global Warming is a political tools to keep those we dont want in power to stay there.RE: Gore's latest attention-getting challenge: Eliminate...

Tags: global warming, foreign oil, attention-getting challenge, latest attention-getting challenge, oil, gore, dependence, fossil fuel

Discussion threads 2008-07-18

More nucs is good nucs? British PM thinks so

More nucs is good nucs? British PM thinks soYou need to add a question entryWhen environmentalists are finally ignored in lieu of real solutions that actually work.And, of course you found an "expert" who claims nuclear is not viable. I can find an "expert" who will tell you UFOs really...

Tags: nuc, british pm

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

Spammers announce World War III with spam emails packing malicious payloads

Update: Dancho Danchev informed that this actually relates back to his article on from last week. Apparently I reposted with less information than the original, so I apologize to Dancho for that. Guess that's what I get for poking my nose into the malware realm. Dancho informed...

Tags: spammer, video, iran, corporate communications, media players, e-mail, spyware, adware & malware, cyberthreats, security, marketing, consumer electronics, personal technology, online communications, nathan mcfeters

Blog posts 2008-07-14

More nucs is good nucs? British PM thinks so

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has gone nuclear. In fact, eight times he intends to go nuclear according to his latest energy message to the British people. With such leadership it seems likely there'll be some push to get new nuclear plants built there. While...

Tags: plant, british pm, leadership, blogging, management, internet, harry fuller

Blog posts 2008-07-13

This could be a window to our solar future

This could be a window to our solar futureVenture CapitalistsA good chunk of the new energy science comes out of our universities and national labs. It's pretty common to see a team of professors and grad students come up with something hot and spin it off into company funded...

Tags: kw, solar future, solar energy, venture capital, window

Discussion threads 2008-07-11

Energy Independence Day...not yet, but it's a popular idea

Energy Independence Day...not yet, but it's a popular ideaAnd, yet againWe see the asinine argument that the path to energy independence isn't to produce energy, but to restrict use.But this is no surprise. Like all environmental issues, it really isn't about what it says it's about. Energy independence isn't about...

Tags: energy independence, energy independence day, popular idea

Discussion threads 2008-07-07

Giant rubber snakes to capture wave power?

Giant rubber snakes to capture wave power?I for oneI for one welcome our new giant rubber snake overlords.RE: Giant rubber snakes to capture wave power?I woke up one morning and my friend was hitting my forehead with a giant rubber snake...at least I think that's what it was.1 MW powers...

Tags: rubber snake, snake, giant rubber snake

Discussion threads 2008-07-06

Das Professional Keyboard

Anyone who remembers when a "laptop" computer looked more like a suitcase-size nuclear weapon may recall the old IBM Model M-style keyboard. With its distinct "clacky" sound and the amazing responsiveness of its buckling spring keys, many typists, gamers, and enthusiasts lament that that old design has become more-or-less instinct....

Tags: keyboards, games, das professional, keyboard

Product reviews 2008-07-03

Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4

Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.Get the environazi boot of our neck.Build more refineries.Reduce government regulations.Eliminate the Endangered Species Act.Build more dams for flood control.Build more highways to relieve traffic congestion.Relax nuclear power plant requirements to build more reactors.Your mindset is...

Tags: productivity, strategy, telecom & utilities, vision, computer

Discussion threads 2008-07-03

Oil climbs peak, economies plumb depressions and the future will not imitate the past

Oil climbs peak, economies plumb depressions and the future will not imitate the pastResponseJust a few thoughts:No, we cannot drill our way out of the current situation, but we can drill to give us the time to make a switch to other energy sources. Besides, we will still need...

Tags: electrical need, peak oil

Discussion threads 2008-07-01

Oil climbs peak, economies plumb depressions and the future will not imitate the past

To maintain any modicum of modern life countries and individuals will increasingly turn to electricity generated from renewable sources. There is no way to dramatically increase the world's oil production, now or in some dreamy future. All the major fossil fuels will be in declining supply by 2025...

Tags: oil, coal, energy, fossil fuel, chris nelder, nelder, iea, u235, corporate communications, telecom & utilities, marketing, harry fuller

Blog posts 2008-07-01

Brightening outlook for solar energy?

Wanted to add another couple of links related to Harry's post yesterday about SolarCity. The actual news of the day is the company's new 8,200-square-foot facility in Phoenix, from which it will run its SolarLease program. One thing that Harry didn't mention in his post is...

Tags: solar energy, investment, utility solar assessment study, telecom & utilities, heather clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-01

Solar power, no money down, could prove profitable

Solar power, no money down, could prove profitableNot so fast...I have the perfect roof for this: South facing, steep pitch, no trees, and in Florida. So you'd think I would be a perfect candidate, right? Even with Florida's rebates and net metering, I wouldn't see breakeven until around...

Tags: telecom & utilities, solar energy

Discussion threads 2008-07-01

Fired up for new coal plant in Virginia

Fired up for new coal plant in VirginiaCoal in Tampa BayWe've got coal here as well. Since moving here, they've put scrubbers on it and other sort of things to clean the exhaust. It's not my favorite type of power generation, but it has the benefit of buffering...

Tags: middle eastern oil, coal

Discussion threads 2008-06-27