Research on the electrical grid by Dr. Paul Hines is receiving national coverage. Last March, the U.S. Congress heard testimony about a scientific study in the journal Safety Science. A military analyst worried that the paper presented a model of how an attack on a small, unimportant part of the U.S. power grid might, like dominoes, bring the whole grid down. Read More

News links to Science360 as well as on several other news outlets:

• Don't Worry, Terrorists Won't Bring Down the U.S. Power Grid, Researchers Say|Science Blog
• Why it's hard to crash the electric grid | e! Science News
• Nano Patents and Innovations: Study Shows Why It's Hard To Crash The Electric Grid
• The advantage of America’s haphazard power grid: it’s difficult to attack - SmartPlanet