Theorists can create all sorts of theories which go beyond the Standard Model. But there's not one bit of experimental evidence to point out which way you should go.
From Burton Richter
What I found was that I thoroughly enjoyed the plumbing of experiment.
I got no thrill from solving an integral equation, but I did get a thrill from building an exotic piece of equipment that worked.
For nuclear power to have a future, we'll either need more Yucca Mountains or a way to decrease the stuff we put there.
What lots of people have been trying to do ever since is find what's beyond the current Standard Model. So far, it has stood impervious to all attacks.
What struck me first on reading the Ten Hoeve-Jacobson paper was how small the consequences of the radiation release from the Fukushima reactor accident are projected to be compared to the devastation wrought by the giant earthquake and tsunami.
The sun doesn't shine at night, and wind power is highly variable. To meet our emissions goals, we're going to have to grasp every arrow in the quiver, and nuclear is one of those arrows.
The reason why Three Mile Island makes such a big impact is because of a Jane Fonda movie called 'The China Syndrome.'
Politics is a lot tougher than physics.
Iran wants to join the group of countries that want to know about the biggest things, like space.
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