The mushroom is called Reishi or Mannentake (10,000 year mushroom) in Japan, and Ling Chi or Ling Zhi (herb of immortality) in China and Korea. Ganoderma is known from Chinese medical writings from over 2,000 years ago and it is a popular symbol and subject in Chinese art. Reishi mushrooms are found worldwide in tropical and subtropical climates.
Nuclear Technologies History Part 2 - Splitting the Atom. 1  Fermi knew that when an atom splits it releases other neutrons, and he was quick to realize that under the right conditions those neutrons could go on to split other atoms in a chain reaction. This would lead to one of two things: a steady generation of energy in the form of heat or a huge explosion. If each splitting atom caused one released neutron to split another atom, the chain reaction was said to be critical and would create a steady release of heat energy.
In order for fission to produce energy, the total binding energy of the resulting elements must be less negative (higher energy) than that of the starting element. Fission is a form of nuclear transmutation because the resulting fragments are not the same element as the original atom.uclear fission produces energy for nuclear power and drives the explosion of nuclear weapons. Both uses are possible because certain substances called nuclear fuels undergo fission when struck by fission neutrons, and in turn emit neutrons when they break apart.