Nuclear SMR welding breakthrough: A year’s work now takes a day

Small Modular Reactor (SMR) construction shifts into high gear, as UK company Sheffield Forgemasters welds a full-size nuclear reactor vessel in under 24 hours instead of the usual 12 months. The rollout of this game-changing tech could be massive.Cont… Continue reading Nuclear SMR welding breakthrough: A year’s work now takes a day

Induction welding joins metal foams without cramping their style

Composite metal foams (CMFs) are intriguing materials, offering several big advantages over traditional solid metal. And while the welding of CMFs usually poses some challenges, it has now been been discovered that the use of an alternative type of wel… Continue reading Induction welding joins metal foams without cramping their style

Hackaday Links: October 1, 2023

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We’ve devoted a fair amount of virtual ink here to casting shade at self-driving vehicles, especially lately with all the robo-taxi fiascos that seem to keep cropping up in cities …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: October 1, 2023

Hackaday Links: August 27, 2023

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We mentioned last week how robotaxi provider Cruise was having a no-good, very bad week, after one of their driverless taxis picked a fight with a semi, and it was …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: August 27, 2023

GE installs world’s first spiral-welded wind turbine tower

The strongest winds tend to be higher up, but as this 2022 study shows, higher-mounted turbines catching stronger wind doesn’t necessarily equate to the lowest cost of energy. Indeed, once you factor in the costs of stronger foundations and taller, stu… Continue reading GE installs world’s first spiral-welded wind turbine tower