Nuclear waste powered battery lasts thousands of years
Nuclear power is considered a clean energy source because it has zero carbon dioxide emissions; yet, it produces massive amounts of waste.
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JJ Shavit
- May 13
This is the best place to shelter from a nuclear bomb
Researchers simulated an atomic bomb explosion and the resulting blast wave to see how it would affect people sheltering indoors.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 24
Nuclear waste powered diamond battery lasts for thousands of years
Radioactive diamond batteries were first developed in 2016 and were immediately acclaimed as a cost-effective way of recycling nuclear waste
JJ Shavit
- Jan 21
Groundbreaking battery powered by nuclear waste lasts 1,000's of years
Radioactive diamond batteries were immediately acclaimed because they promised a new, cost-effective way of recycling nuclear waste.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 19
Where is the best place to shelter from a nuclear explosion?
There is no good place to be when a nuclear bomb goes off. Anything too close is instantly vaporized, and radiation poses a serious threat.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 21, 2022
Groundbreaking battery powered by nuclear waste can last over 1,000 years
Radioactive diamond batteries were immediately acclaimed because they promised a new, cost-effective way of recycling nuclear waste.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 16, 2022
Genius kid builds a nuclear fusion reactor at home
A teen genius at a U.S. middle school has built a working, tiny nuclear fusion reactor—and made it into Guinness World Records.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 21, 2022
World's-first battery powered by nuclear waste lasts 1,000's of years
Radioactive diamond batteries were first developed in 2016 and promised a new, cost-effective way of recycling nuclear waste.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 22, 2022
Groundbreaking battery powered by nuclear waste lasts 1,000's of years
Radioactive diamond batteries were immediately acclaimed because they promised a new, cost-effective way of recycling nuclear waste.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 2, 2022
Kid builds a nuclear fusion reactor at home -- he's only 12 years-old
A teen genius at a U.S. middle school has built a working, tiny nuclear fusion reactor—and made it into Guinness World Records.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 24, 2022
Pioneering diamond battery powered by converted nuclear waste lasts 1,000's of years
Nuclear power is considered a clean energy source because it has zero carbon dioxide emissions; yet, it produces massive amounts of waste.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 20, 2022
Teen genius: 12-year-old kid builds a nuclear fusion reactor at home
A teen genius at a U.S. middle school has built a working, tiny nuclear fusion reactor—and made it into Guinness World Records
JJ Shavit
- Apr 23, 2022
Prototype nuclear battery packs 10 times more power
Researchers have optimized the design of a nuclear battery generating power from the beta decay of nickel-63, a radioactive isotope.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 16, 2022
A breakthrough once described as impossible brings a fusion energy device closer to realization
Scientists have achieved a remarkable breakthrough in the design of twisty stellarators and their ability to hold fusion fuel together
JJ Shavit
- Feb 15, 2022
Nuclear power may be the key to least-cost, zero-emission electricity systems
Nuclear power generation can play a crucial role in helping the world reach a key goal of zero carbon emissions by the middle of the century
JJ Shavit
- Jan 27, 2022
For the first time ever, scientists create matter directly from collisions of light
Nuclear scientists have used a powerful particle accelerator to create matter directly from collisions of light.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 21, 2021
NASA seeks ideas for a nuclear reactor on the moon
NASA and the nation's top federal nuclear research lab on Friday put out a request for proposals for a fission surface power system.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 21, 2021
How would nuclear war impact global climate change and food supplies?
Nuclear war would cause many immediate fatalities, but smoke from the resulting fires would also cause climate change lasting up to 15 years
JJ Shavit
- Oct 16, 2021
Would nuking an incoming asteroid actually work? New study has the answer
Firing a nuclear warhead at a small asteroid on a collision course with the Earth could stop 99 percent of it from hitting the planet.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 31, 2021
Researchers take an important step toward building a fusion power plant
Think of light bulb filaments that glow when you flip a switch. That glow also occurs in magnetic fusion facilities known as tokamaks
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