James Conca, Contributor

Offshore oil platforms located in the middle of the ocean, provide a perfect storm for COVID-19: limited medical facilities, great distances from shore, and cramped quarters and bunks similar to a battleship. But the industry seems to be handling the p…

The coronavirus packs an outer armament of 27 proteins, each one having a unique and complex 3D structure that can be targeted by scientists to stop the virus.But we have to image them correctly and that’s where PNNL’s Garry Buchko comes in with his nu…

Nuclear plants refuel only once every two years. But the COVID-19 pandemic has caused problems. Local officials in Pennsylvania asked Limerick Nuclear Plant to delay refueling, but the company says refueling is needed for vital reliable power to the re…

Low-dose radiation to the lungs is the best therapy to reduce the mortality rates from COVID-19. It reduces the cytokine storm – the deadly uncontrolled systemic inflammatory response of the body, flooding the lungs and killing the patient. It’s why we…

Recessions lower energy use, and this one may be a whopper. U.S. energy use breaks down as Industrial (32%), Transportation(29%), Commercial(18%) and Residential(20%), the first three being heavily affected by this pandemic, losing up to 15 quadrillion…

As COVID-19 spreads, thenuclear field is stepping upwith a unique diagnostic technique calledRT-PCR, whichhelps detect and identify this coronavirus accurately within hours in humans, as well as animals that can host it.It can tell us a lot about expos…

4 billion people live under conditions of severe water scarcity at least one month of the year. We struggle to put programs in place to solve this problem, so NGOs and private companies, like PepsiCo, are essential, but we need so much more.