Radiation is essentially various shrapnel that is released when an atom or atoms undergoes decay, fusion or fission….
Policy Perspectives Archive
Radiation: From A(toms) to S(ieverts)
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011Uranium, Plutonium & Cake: A Brief History of Proliferation
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011Proliferation is but the spread of something – a technology or an idea, across a geographical area. We often…
Cybersecurity – Critically Underprovided
Thursday, April 14th, 2011Cybersecurity today is as much a part of our lives as health care, and in more than one way resembles immunization efforts….
The Trouble With Blending
Thursday, April 14th, 2011Policy Intern Matej Mavricek discusses the challenges inherent in adding ethanol to gasoline
The Future of Fuels
Monday, March 21st, 2011The Future of Fuels in the US Analysis of Fuel Options for the Next Several Decades – by Matej Mavriček, Policy Fellow Gasoline is today the liquid fuel of choice for most vehicles in the world. Growing economies in developing countries such as China and India will continue to drive demand for petroleum and liquid [...]
Notes on Women in Science
Monday, March 15th, 2010The low number of women in science careers has historically been a problem that remains pervasive today. Women still hold proportionally low academic science positions compared to
Notes on Storing Alternative Energies
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010A top policy priority of the United States is to encourage the development of alternative fuels. Alternative fuels reduce our dependence on
