Sentences with phrase «fire as laboratory»

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In fact, a typical coal - fired power plant exposes local residents to as many as 18 millirems of radiation yearly, whereas a nuclear power plant emits less than six millirems per annum, according to researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the University of Maryland have developed for the first time a lithium - ion battery that uses a water - salt solution as its electrolyte and reaches the 4.0 volt mark desired for household electronics, such as laptop computers, without the fire and explosive risks associated with some commercially available non-aqueous lithium - ion batteries.

as compared to being a real scientist getting a mediocre salary, having to write scientific books your wife wouldn't even read, having to gather data and samples in the too hot, or too cold, field, and doing experiments in a warm, smelly laboratory on unobtanium, where you could accidentally set your tie on fire with a bunsen burner, well, which one would you choose?.

Alex Smith, a geologist at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, studies these fires as threats to active miners.

• Hands - on experience in setting up and calibrating laboratory equipment for educational and experimental purposes • Track record of promoting safety within the lab by ensuring that all safety precautions are taken and that chances of accidents and fires are reduced • Focused on ascertaining that students are aware of laboratory procedures such as specimen handling and dedicated experiments as part of their educational programs