half-life Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 16 Jun 2016 07:14:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Newly Discovered Crystal Rids Radioactive Waste https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sbmof-1-crystal-radioactive-waste-20160615/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sbmof-1-crystal-radioactive-waste-20160615/#respond Thu, 16 Jun 2016 07:14:31 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=60097 How can radioactive waste from nuclear-fuel reprocessing plants be banished? Nature Communications published research by scientists at the national level at EPFL and the U.S. on SBMOF-1, a material deemed a metal-organic framework. This type of crystal absorbs radioactive waste better than current options. Not only can the nanoporous crystal, which contains materials known to […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sbmof-1-crystal-radioactive-waste-20160615/feed/ 0 60097 Naturally-Occurring Nuclear Fission in Africa Offers Insight on Clean Techniques https://www.greenoptimistic.com/naturally-occurring-nuclear-fission-africa-offers-insight-clean-techniques-20131204/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/naturally-occurring-nuclear-fission-africa-offers-insight-clean-techniques-20131204/#respond Wed, 04 Dec 2013 07:15:29 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=44098 As the ongoing debate over nuclear continues to delay our efforts to create a sustainable global society, it is important to understand everything we can about this oft-criticized energy source in order to demystify such a powerful energy source. For a future wrought with concerns about how we consume and conserve resources, nuclear energy has […]

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