The International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility (IFMIF) is a large-scale research facility designed to study and test materials intended for use in future fusion reactors. Its primary goal is to provide a comprehensive understanding of how materials behave under the extreme conditions found in fusion environments, including high radiation and intense thermal stresses.
RMS Alcantara was a British passenger liner that was launched in 1926. It was operated by the Royal Mail Line and was part of the company’s fleet that was primarily engaged in transatlantic travel as well as other routes. The ship was known for its size and luxurious amenities, catering to both first-class and tourist-class passengers. Alcantara measured about 21,000 gross tons and had a length of approximately 631 feet.
Y alloy generally refers to a category of alloys that include yttrium as a key component. Yttrium is a rare-earth element that can enhance the properties of the alloys it is part of, improving strength, heat resistance, and oxidation resistance. Y alloys are often used in various applications, including aerospace, electronics, and nuclear industries.
The Energy Impact Center is an organization focused on accelerating the transition to clean, efficient energy systems. It aims to address the challenges of climate change and energy sustainability by promoting innovative technologies and policies. The center often conducts research, provides analysis, and engages in outreach to advocate for energy solutions that prioritize environmental sustainability, economic viability, and social equity.
HiPER (High Power Energy Research) can refer to a few different concepts depending on the context. Here are two prominent uses of the term: 1. **HiPER Project (fusion research)**: The HiPER project is a European initiative aimed at developing advanced techniques in inertial confinement fusion. It seeks to explore the feasibility of generating energy through fusion, similar to the processes that power the sun.
Seversk State Technological Academy (SSTA) is a higher education institution located in Seversk, Russia. It focuses on engineering and technology education and is known for providing specialized training in areas such as nuclear power, materials science, and other technical fields. The academy offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs and is involved in research and development activities, particularly in industries related to nuclear technology and energy.
Wen Ho Lee is a former scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, who became widely known in the late 1990s due to accusations related to espionage and nuclear secrets. Born in 1939 in Taiwan, Lee emigrated to the United States and ultimately became a U.S. citizen. He earned a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering and worked at Los Alamos, where he was involved in research related to nuclear weapons.
The NASU Institute of Environment Geochemistry is a research institution in Ukraine that operates under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU). Its focus is on studying environmental geochemistry, which typically involves the examination of the chemical composition of the Earth's components, including soils, water, and sediments, and understanding how these interact with the environment.
RITM-200 typically refers to a specific item or request within the context of IT service management, often associated with ServiceNow, which is a popular IT service management (ITSM) platform. In ServiceNow, RITM stands for "Requested Item." Each RITM is an individual request related to a service catalog item, such as hardware, software, or other services.
Molecular mechanics is a computational method used to model and simulate the behavior of molecular systems based on classical physics principles. It focuses on calculating the potential energy of a molecular system and predicting the spatial arrangement of atoms within molecules through the use of force fields.
Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) are narrow strips of graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice. They are typically characterized by their width, which can be on the order of a few nanometers, and come in two main types based on their edge configuration: armchair and zigzag.
Graphite oxide is a derivative of graphite, a form of carbon that is known for its layered structure. Graphite oxide is produced by the oxidation of graphite, typically through chemical methods that introduce various functional groups (such as hydroxyl, carboxyl, and epoxy groups) onto the graphite layers. This process disrupts the regular structure of graphite, resulting in increased interlayer spacing and the formation of a more amorphous material.
The Helium Privatization Act of 1996 is a U.S. federal law designed to privatize the Federal Helium Reserve and reduce the government's involvement in the helium market. The act aimed to sell off the government's helium stockpile, which had been accumulated since the 1920s for various purposes, including military and scientific uses, particularly in ballooning and aerospace applications.
A microearthquake is a small-scale earthquake that typically has a magnitude of less than 3.0 on the moment magnitude scale (Mw) or the Richter scale. These earthquakes are usually not strong enough to be felt by people but can be recorded by seismographs. Microearthquakes can occur anywhere in the world, often due to tectonic plate movements, volcanic activity, or human activities such as mining or geothermal energy production.
The American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine (ABSNM) is a professional organization that focuses on certifying individuals in the field of nuclear medicine. Established to promote the highest standards of practice in nuclear medicine, the ABSNM offers credentialing for professionals who meet specific educational and experience requirements. Certification by the ABSNM indicates that an individual has demonstrated a certain level of expertise and knowledge in nuclear medicine, which can include areas such as diagnostic imaging, radiation safety, and therapeutic procedures.
Caorso Nuclear Power Plant (Italian: "Centrale nucleare di Caorso") is a decommissioned nuclear power facility located in Caorso, a municipality in the province of Piacenza, in northern Italy. The plant was built in the 1970s and was operational from 1981 until it was shut down in 1990.
As of my last knowledge update in October 2023, there is no facility known as the Chyhyryn Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine or elsewhere. There might be confusion with other nuclear power plants in Ukraine, such as the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant or the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant. Chyhyryn is a town in central Ukraine known historically for its significance, but it does not host a nuclear power plant.
The ELENA (Extra Low Energy Antiproton) facility is a particle accelerator located at CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) in Switzerland. It was designed to provide antiprotons at very low energies, which are essential for certain types of experiments in particle and astrophysics. ELENA acts as an extension to the Antiproton Decelerator (AD) at CERN, which produces antiprotons from high-energy proton collisions.
The Morris operation, also known as the Morris counter, is a technique used in computer science to count the number of elements in a data structure or to keep track of counts without using additional space proportional to the number of elements counted. It was introduced by Robert Morris in the early 1980s. The basic idea of the Morris operation is to use a probabilistic approach to maintain a compact representation of a counter using a binary representation of the value.

Pinned article: Introduction to the OurBigBook Project

Welcome to the OurBigBook Project! Our goal is to create the perfect publishing platform for STEM subjects, and get university-level students to write the best free STEM tutorials ever.
Everyone is welcome to create an account and play with the site: ourbigbook.com/go/register. We belive that students themselves can write amazing tutorials, but teachers are welcome too. You can write about anything you want, it doesn't have to be STEM or even educational. Silly test content is very welcome and you won't be penalized in any way. Just keep it legal!
We have two killer features:
  1. topics: topics group articles by different users with the same title, e.g. here is the topic for the "Fundamental Theorem of Calculus" ourbigbook.com/go/topic/fundamental-theorem-of-calculus
    Articles of different users are sorted by upvote within each article page. This feature is a bit like:
    • a Wikipedia where each user can have their own version of each article
    • a Q&A website like Stack Overflow, where multiple people can give their views on a given topic, and the best ones are sorted by upvote. Except you don't need to wait for someone to ask first, and any topic goes, no matter how narrow or broad
    This feature makes it possible for readers to find better explanations of any topic created by other writers. And it allows writers to create an explanation in a place that readers might actually find it.
    Figure 1.
    Screenshot of the "Derivative" topic page
    . View it live at: ourbigbook.com/go/topic/derivative
  2. local editing: you can store all your personal knowledge base content locally in a plaintext markup format that can be edited locally and published either:
    This way you can be sure that even if OurBigBook.com were to go down one day (which we have no plans to do as it is quite cheap to host!), your content will still be perfectly readable as a static site.
    Figure 2.
    You can publish local OurBigBook lightweight markup files to either https://OurBigBook.com or as a static website
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    Figure 3.
    Visual Studio Code extension installation
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    Figure 4.
    Visual Studio Code extension tree navigation
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    Figure 5.
    Web editor
    . You can also edit articles on the Web editor without installing anything locally.
    Video 3.
    Edit locally and publish demo
    . Source. This shows editing OurBigBook Markup and publishing it using the Visual Studio Code extension.
    Video 4.
    OurBigBook Visual Studio Code extension editing and navigation demo
    . Source.
  3. https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ourbigbook/ourbigbook-media/master/feature/x/hilbert-space-arrow.png
  4. Infinitely deep tables of contents:
    Figure 6.
    Dynamic article tree with infinitely deep table of contents
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    Descendant pages can also show up as toplevel e.g.: ourbigbook.com/cirosantilli/chordate-subclade
All our software is open source and hosted at: github.com/ourbigbook/ourbigbook
Further documentation can be found at: docs.ourbigbook.com
Feel free to reach our to us for any help or suggestions: docs.ourbigbook.com/#contact