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Can nuclear reactors really travel by truck? The tiny power plants raising huge questions about cost, safety and securityFor decades, nuclear power has been associated with enormous plants, complex infrastructure and large cooling systems. A new generation of ...- In 1998, a Russian nuclear submarine launched a German satellite from beneath the Barents Sea using a missile once designed to deliver nuclear warheads thousands of kilometres awayA Russian submarine launched German satellites from the Barents Sea. The K-407 Novomoskovsk used a modified ballistic missile for this miss...
- In 2010, Caltech used fish-school patterns to arrange 6 wind turbines. One year later, tests showed the design could deliver 10 times more power per unit of landIn 2010, Caltech researchers arranged six wind turbines using patterns inspired by fish schools. The design aimed to reduce turbulence and ...
- In 1997, America's last bismuth refinery shut down. 29 years later, the metal is crucial to a 240-MW nuclear reactor whose coolant supply is 82% ChineseA proposed American nuclear reactor, EAGL-1, will use liquid lead-bismuth coolant. China currently dominates global refined bismuth product...
- In 2025, SAXON Q demonstrated a 4-qubit quantum computer running at room temperature in Germany. 2 years later, the startup opened orders for 128-qubit and 512-qubit systems that fit inside ordinary server racksIn 2025, German startup SAXON Q demonstrated a 4-qubit quantum computer that worked at room temperature. Now, the company is moving much fu...
- Hyderabad-born MIT astronomer Rohan Naidu, who dropped out of engineering at 18 & loves Test cricket, is behind the 'Black Hole Star' discoveryBlack Hole Star: A Hyderabad-born astronomer and fellow scientists have identified a possible ‘black hole star’ using the James Webb Space ...
- Scientists uncover an impossible giant 'Red Dot' in deep space—and what's inside is terrifyingAstronomers found an unusual object, MoM-BH*-1, in the early cosmos. This object is believed to be the universe's first identified 'black h...
- America's most dangerous grave is buried beneath layers of lead & concrete: True story behind US's only grave that can never be exhumedArmy Specialist Richard McKinley rests in a unique grave at Arlington National Cemetery. His burial involved a double lead-lined casket and...
- In Idaho, the next generation of US nuclear reactors nears realityA new era of nuclear power is dawning in the US, with startups Antares, Aalo Atomics, and Valar Atomics achieving critical milestones in de...
- Google agrees to fund three US nuclear plantsTech giant Google and nuclear developer Elementl Power have signed an agreement to develop three advanced nuclear power plants in the Unite...
- US nuclear plant Three Mile Island to reopen to power MicrosoftMicrosoft will use this energy to support power grids in the mid-Atlantic states around Washington DC, a region considered an internet cros...
- Small Modular Reactor Nuclear Power Plants can fuel growth in India’s far-flung areas: Russian expertDr. Dmitrii Samokhin from the Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering highlights the potential of Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Nucle...
- China develops groundbreaking nuclear battery that can last 50 years without chargingBetavolt's first nuclear battery yields 100 microwatts at 3V, with dimensions measuring a mere 15x15x5 cubic millimeters. The company aims ...
- Hope PM Modi, President Biden agree on nuclear compact for enhanced cooperation in energy sector: Holtec International CEOKris Singh, the Executive Chairman and CEO of Holtec International, is hopeful that PM Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to the US will result...
- China developing world's smallest nuclear reactor for South China Sea islandsChina National Nuclear Cooperation had said that China plans to build 20 floating nuclear power to beef up the power and water supplies on ...
- BARC Director Shekhar Basu appointed as Atomic Energy SecretaryRenowned scientist Shekhar Basu was today appointed as Atomic Energy Secretary and Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission.
- IIT Madras made full member of CMS experiment at CERNIt will get several opportunities in a large number of related technologies initiated and applied at the Switzerland-based organisation.
- India plans 63,000 MW nuclear power capacity by 2032The country plans to have a nuclear power generation capacity of 63,000 MW in the next 20 years as atomic power is advantageous.
- India setting up Integrated Nuclear Recycle Plant: BanerjeeIndia on Wednesday announced that it had commenced engineering activities for setting up facilities for reprocessing spent fuel and managem...
- BARC surges ahead with advanced heavy water reactorsAn advanced heavy water reactor (AHWR) that will test crucial technology to be used in future thorium-based nuclear reactors will be commis...
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