Unplugged: The Impending Threat of Widespread Blackouts in Grid-Reliant Economies - Lately, the media has been captivated by the possibility of a grid collapse and th... - https://news.bitcoin.com/unplugged-the-impending-threat-of-widespread-blackouts-in-grid-reliant-economies/ #infrastructurevulnerabilities #electromagneticpulse(emp) #catastrophicconsequences #powerfulenergyproviders #equipmentfailures #internetheadlines #physicalattacks #vulnerabilities #mediaattention #usgridcollapse

Skeptoid #190: The Bell Island Boom by Brian Dunning #bellislandboom #tesla #electromagneticpulse #superweapon #SkeptoidPodcast #podcast #bot This shattering boom in Newfoundland was more likely a natural phenomenon than a superweapon test.
https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4190

Hawaii: FEMA unveils new emergency-hardened broadcast studio

https://swling.com/blog/2023/05/hawaii-fema-unveils-new-emergency-hardened-broadcast-studio/

#BennKobb #ElectromagneticPulse #EmergencyBroadcasts #EmergencyRadio #EmergencyTransmitter #EMP

AAAS: "Storied accelerator to test chips" Michigan State University’s Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) announced last week that the world’s first, historic superconducting cyclotron will receive a new lease on life testing next-generation microchips. "From 1982 to 2020, the K-500 cyclotron produced beams of atomic nuclei ranging from hydrogen [element number 1, a reactive nonmetal] to uranium [element number 92, an actinide]  for experiments in nuclear physics, relying on superconducting magnets to confine the particles." In 2022 the cyclotron was superceded by FRIB's new, more powerful $730 million linear accelerator. Usually old particle accelerators are demolished or even broken down for parts to incorporate in the newer devices. 'But thanks to a $14 million grant from the Department of Defense, the refurbished K-500 will irradiate chips to see how they perform under challenging conditions resembling those in space.' To reverse the old adage, old wine in a new bottle, pretty inexpensive way to test microchips to figure out how to harden them not just for space, but also protection from an EMP or electromagnetic pulse, either from a coronal mass ejection from the Sun or an attack by nuclear weapons.   #physics    #electromagneticpulse