716 Results From "nuclear power"

When storage room for Fukushima's radioactive water runs out in 2022, one government official thinks the nation will start dumping it into the ocean.
Science & Energy

Japan Might Dump Fukushima’s Radioactive Water Into the Pacific

By Kristin Houser

A future space war won't look like "Star Wars." Instead it'll be almost imperceptible on the planet's surface.
Future Society

This Is What a Space War Would Look Like, According to Experts

By Victor Tangermann

Congress Hasn’t Given up on Nuclear Power
Nuclear Fusion

Congress Hasn’t Given up on Nuclear Power

By Claudia Geib

Researchers have created an unsinkable metal by using lasers to etch an air-trapping pattern onto an aluminum structure's surface.
Science & Energy

Watch a Piece of Metal Refuse to Sink in Water

By Kristin Houser

U.K. researchers say they've finally found a way to vent super-heated plasma, which can be as hot as the Sun, out of a tokamak fusion power reactor.
Energy

Researchers Just Overcame a Key Barrier to Fusion Power

By Jon Christian

The massive radiation leak that plumed over Eastern Europe in 2017 was just definitively traced back to a Russian nuclear facility.
Energy

Did Russia Cover Up a Radiation Leak 100x Worse Than Fukushima?

By Dan Robitzski

U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry shared a chainmeme to his Instagram and Twitter feeds, apparently unaware that it was a hoax.
Future Society

Instagram Hoax Fools Department of Energy Head Rick Perry

By Kristin Houser

In order to prevent devastating hypersonic missile strikes, military contractor Raytheon is working towards a powerful laser capable of shooting them down.
Nuclear Fusion

Raytheon Says Laser Weapon Will Blast Nuclear Missiles From Sky

By Dan Robitzski

NASA just turned off a heater on the Voyager 2 space probe in order to conserve dwindling energy supplies as the spacecraft explores interstellar space.
Space

The Voyager Probes Are Running Low on Power

By Dan Robitzski

Google's multi-year, multi-million dollar research project into cold fusion reached a disheartening conclusion: there's no evidence the phenomenon exists.
Google

Google’s $10 Million Cold Fusion Project Has Failed

By Kristin Houser

DARPA wants contractors to develop an "air-breathing" hypersonic weapon. Now Raytheon is ready to test a missile that can travel 5x faster than sound.
DARPA

New Missile Lobs Nukes 5x Faster Than Sound

By Dan Robitzski

A 1.5-meter device called a Z-pinch generated nuclear fusion, but not for long enough to be useful. Still, it shows that small-scale fusion is possible.
Nuclear Fusion

Scientists Generated Nuclear Fusion With a Tabletop Device

By Dan Robitzski

This Week in Science: Sept 22-28
Space

This Week in Science: Sept 22-28

By Victor Tangermann

The diagnostic tools on experimental fusion reactors are too fragile for industrial-scale facilities. A new technique may be able to replace them.
Energy

New Tool Helps Contain Molten Plasma in Fusion Reactors

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese scientists want to achieve fusion power generation by the year 2040, according to Reuters.
Energy

Chinese Scientists Aim to Generate Fusion Power by 2040

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists from Florida State University just created the world's strongest magnetic field using a toilet paper roll-sized magnet.
Robots and Machines

A Tiny Magnet Just Created the World’s Strongest Magnetic Field

By Victor Tangermann

Hackers from Xenotime, which previously took down a Saudi oil plant, are now attempting to breach American power plants with their malware Triton.
Hacking

Hackers Have Spent Months Trying to Breach America’s Power Plants

By Dan Robitzski

To Power Villages And Oil Rigs, Russia Sent A Nuclear Reactor On A “Tsunami-Proof” Barge
Nuclear Fusion

To Power Villages And Oil Rigs, Russia Sent A Nuclear Reactor On A “Tsunami-Proof” Barge

By Dan Robitzski

A new technique for nuclear fusion can generate plasma without requiring as much space-consuming equipment within a reactor.
Energy

Scientists Find a New Way to Kickstart Stable Fusion Reactions

By Dan Robitzski

The DoE May Bail Out Failing Coal Plants in the Name of National Security
Science & Energy

The DoE May Bail Out Failing Coal Plants in the Name of National Security

By Kristin Houser

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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