739 Results From "nuclear power"

Strip mining and the coal industry made flooding in Eastern Kentucky worse, former coal regulators said. They want an investigation. Nearly 40 people died.
Climate Change

Strip Mining Made KY Flooding Worse, Experts Say

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A new site claims to offer a guide to building an entire nuclear power plant, from the reactor vessels to the Homer Simpson-esque control panels.
Nuclear Fusion

Here’s How to Build Your Own Nuclear Power Plant

By Jon Christian

In a piece for The Washington Post, historian Émile Torres argued that it's possible an artificial superintelligence (ASI) could cause our extinction.
Artificial Intelligence

Historian Warns That AI Is Likely to Cause Human Extinction

By Victor Tangermann

Several forest fires have erupted near the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in Ukraine, which was taken over by Russian troops late last month.
Science & Energy

Russia Accused of Impeding Efforts to Fight Fires Near Seized Chernobyl Power Plant

By Victor Tangermann

A truck carrying barrels of uranium heafluoride, a radioactive ingredient used to make nuclear power plant fuel, crashed on Wednesday morning.
Science & Energy

Truck Carrying Uranium Crashes in North Carolina, Prompting HAZMAT Response

By Dan Robitzski

Japanese officials say it's time to decide what to do about the Fukushima power plant's radioactive water. That likely means dumping it in the ocean.
Energy

Japan Says Sorry, But It Has to Dump This Radioactive Water Into the Ocean

By Dan Robitzski

A doctor from a COVID task force to Brazil compared the country's horrible pandemic response to a "biological Fukushima."
Developments

Doctor: Brazil’s Horrible COVID Response Is a “Biological Fukushima”

By Dan Robitzski

The United States announced that it supports Japan's plan to dump radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean.
Environment

United States Supports Plan to Dump Radioactive Water Into Ocean

By Dan Robitzski

Seattle-based startup Zap Energy also says that its approach to fusion energy is far simpler and cheaper tan other approaches.
Energy

Startup Says It’s Honing in on Simple Solution for Practical Fusion Power

By Victor Tangermann

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing a nuclear-powered rocket to move cargo around Earth's orbit.
Moon

DARPA’s Working on a Nuclear-Powered Rocket for Easy Moon Access

By Jon Christian

Another earthquake hit the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Saturday, further complicating the effort to manage and decommission it.
Energy

Another Earthquake Nails the Crumbling Fukushima Power Plant

By Dan Robitzski

NASA is now accepting contractor proposals for its plan to power lunar and Martian outposts with small nuclear fission reactors.
Moon

NASA Is Looking for Someone to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon

By Dan Robitzski

After Japan announced it's going ahead with the plan to dump Fukushima's contaminated water into the ocean, a Chinese official issued a personal challenge.
Environment

Japanese Prime Minister Challenged to Drink Radioactive Water Before Dumping It Into the Ocean

By Dan Robitzski

An Indian official announced that a major power outage initially dismissed as a technical failure seems to have been caused by Chinese hackers.
Science & Energy

Indian Official Claims Huge Blackout May Have Been a Hack

By Dan Robitzski

A U.S. Navy Admiral warns that nuclear war with Russia or China is a "very real possibility" and that the military needs to betterplan for the possibility.
Future Society

US Admiral: “Real Possibility” of Nuclear War With China, Russia

By Dan Robitzski

Japanese officials granted final approval to bring one of the nuclear reactors damaged by a 2011 tsunami and earthquake back online.
Nuclear Fusion

Japan Is Bringing One of Its Tsunami-Damaged Nuclear Reactors Back Online

By Dan Robitzski

Good news for Bill Nye the Science Guy! He was married late last month, to best-selling author Liza Mundy — and they met in a truly beautiful way.
Future Society

Bill Nye Just Got Married, and Their Love Story Is Beautiful

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Think and you’ll miss it: researchers at MIT claim to have successfully created analog synapses a million times faster than those in our human brains.
Artificial Intelligence

MIT Claims New Artificial Neuron 1 Million Times Faster Than the Real Thing

By Frank Landymore

The White House is worried that a frustrated Russian President Vladimir Putin might turn to chemical, biological, or even nuclear weapons to tip the scales.
Future Society

US Create Emergency Plans Just In Case Putin Decides to Nuke the World

By Tony Ho Tran

Nuclear fusion power, which is clean and basically limitless, could be just around the corner. Advancements made in recent weeks may actually tip the scale.
Energy

Experts Say Fusion Power Is Finally Starting to Look Imminent

By Lonnie Lee Hood

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AI Is Slitting the Throat of the Journalism Industry

AI Is Slitting the Throat of the Journalism Industry

By Victor Tangermann

Despite broadcasting a barrage of lies with its faulty AI summaries feature, Apple has yet to meaningfully address the problem.

Apple’s AI Is Constantly Butchering Huge News Stories Sent to Millions of Users

By Victor Tangermann

Tech startup Channel 1 released a 20 minute demo of its news channel presented by uncanny AI news anchors.

Channel 1 Says It’ll Use AI-Generated News Anchors

By Frank Landymore

Readers Want Publications to Label AI-Generated Content

Readers Want Publications to Label AI-Generated Content

By Sharon Adarlo