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nuclear waste

(Encyclopedia)nuclear waste: see radioactive waste. ...

nuclear winter

(Encyclopedia)nuclear winter, theory holding that the smoke and dust produced by a large nuclear war would result in a prolonged period of cold on the earth. The earliest version of the theory, which was put forwar...

kinetic energy

(Encyclopedia)kinetic energy: see energy.

activation energy

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Energy profile of an exothermic reaction: Although the total energy of the products is less than that of the reactants, the activation energy must be added to weaken or break existing bonds bef...

reactor, nuclear

(Encyclopedia)reactor, nuclear: see nuclear reactor. ...

solar energy

(Encyclopedia)solar energy, any form of energy radiated by the sun, including light, radio waves, and X rays, although the term usually refers to the visible light of the sun. Solar energy is needed by green plants...

Energy, United States Department of

(Encyclopedia)Energy, United States Department of, executive department of the federal government responsible for coordinating national activities relating to the production, regulation, marketing, and conservation...

Gibbs free energy

(Encyclopedia)Gibbs free energy: see free energy. ...

nuclear magnetic resonance

(Encyclopedia)nuclear magnetic resonance: see magnetic resonance. ...

cold fusion

(Encyclopedia)cold fusion or low-temperature fusion, nuclear fusion of deuterium, an isotope of hydrogen, at or relatively near room temperature. Fusion, the reaction involved in the release of the destructive ener...