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The Strange Reason Scientists Still Need Pre-1945 Steel
The Strange Reason Scientists Still Need Pre-1945 Steel
The world's most sensitive radiation detectors sometimes rely on low background steel produced before the first atomic bomb test in July 1945, according to a new report from SpaceDaily.
Steel manufactured before the nuclear age lacks the tiny traces of radioactive fallout that atmospheric weapons testing later introduced into the environment, making it valuable for experiments searching for extraordinarily rare particles and faint radiation signals.
The report says that this gave rise to the popular story that scientists depend on steel salvaged from pre...
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May 19, 2026 / Joseph Solis-Mullen
The Minerals Consortium Will Result in Malinvestment
Washington is pursuing industrial policy again, this time being an attempt to form a minerals consortium with other countries to secure minerals vital to US manufacturing. No doubt, this initiative will end up on the ash heap of bad policy.
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Oct 22, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Saudi Aramco Evacuates HQ, All Staff Put On Remote Work
Saudi Aramco Evacuates HQ, All Staff Put On Remote Work
Saudi oil giant Aramco has evacuated its headquarters in Dhahran after it recently came under a Houthi ballistic missile attack out of Yemen.
Sources told the AFP and Reuters that the company told remaining staff to evacuate from its headquarters amid two weeks of intensified Houthi attacks across the region.
via Saudi AramcoThe City of Dhahran is in the Eastern Province of the country, and is the administrative center for the Saudi oil industry. There are sprawling residential areas for employees near the...
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May 5, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Alberta Separatists Say They Have Enough Signatures To Force Referendum On Leaving Canada
Alberta Separatists Say They Have Enough Signatures To Force Referendum On Leaving Canada
A group pushing for Alberta to break free from Canada announced Monday that it has submitted nearly double the number of signatures required to force a referendum -- which could come as early as October. While Alberta Premier Danielle Smith opposes independence, she has assured Albertans that she will not try to thwart a referendum if the signature hurdle were cleared.
A signature in support of an independence referendum is collected atop a mountain in Alberta (via Stay...
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