Compact Lasers at CSU Recreate the Fusion-Making Environment of Stars
The future to laser-driven fusion has been opened with the research conducted by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists. Within this research, scientists created...
Ironman’s Heart is Closer to Reality than you Think
The semi-official name of the blue thing on Tony Stark's chest is the Repulsor Tech node. And it's more of science fact than fiction...
Nuclear Fusion: “Chaotic” Movement of Electrons Through Plasma Can Now Be Simulated
Our ever-growing need for clean sources of energy has pushed fusion research to the point where we know largely understand the way in which...
Argonne Scientists Developing New Nuclear Recycling Techniques
Nuclear energy is the most viable option for the looming energy crisis. It is carbon-free energy since it does not produce carbon dioxide that...
Soil-Based Stinky Bacteria To Be Used in Cleaning Radioactive Waste
A chemistry professor from the University of Missouri may have found a way to clean radioactive metal contamination. The bacteria-based solution is able to work in this challenging business where most of technologies were too expensive or sometimes did not work.
U.S. Nuclear Power Not Dead: Two New Plants to be Built in Georgia
Green light for the construction of nuclear reactors in Georgia. On February 9th, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a licence for Southern Company,...
$1.2 Million Grant To Clemson University For Studying How To Safely Deploy Plutonium Waste
Because plutonium, a radioactive byproduct of spent nuclear fuel, can move pretty fast through the soil, the U.S. Department of Energy granted $1.2 million to Clemson University scientists to study how the nuclear substance interacts with soil and how damages to the environment could be minimized.
New Invention Can Harvest Battery Material from the Ocean
This is a representative picture of the actual gadget
Most batteries we use nowadays are based on...
After Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan Moves toward Coal and Gas Power
In wake of Tokyo’s struggles with moving away from costly oil, Japan is planning to build 14 new gas and coal-fired power plants by...
TerraPower is Researching a New Renewable Nuclear Energy Reactor Design
New designs for nuclear energy reactors could lead to a very sustainable, steady, and abundant source of renewable energy. One of the companies working...
