MECHANICAL ENERGY Have you ever wondered how a jet aircraft lifts its tremendous weight off the ground, or what gives a runner the stamina to reach the finish line in a race? In order to answer all these questions we must talk about the transformation of one sort of energy into another. The ...

NUCLEAR REACTORS Nuclear reactors are places where radio active materials are kept. They can be used for things such as medicine or they have even been used for power. However they do not come without their risks. One of the ways nuclear reactors are used is for medical treat...

Introduction Nuclear fission is a nuclear reaction in which the atomic nucleus breaks up into tiny fragments, usually two fragments of the same size, letting off around 100 million to several hundred million volts of energy. This energy is placed accordingly to form a really big and violent explosio...