Tantalum cold spray boosts potential of fusion reactor chambers

The insides of nuclear fusion reactors are violent and chaotic places. A new cold-spray coating can take the heat and also trap some rogue hydrogen particles at the same time, potentially making for smaller, better plasma chambers.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Tantalum cold spray boosts potential of fusion reactor chambers

China brings world’s first Generation IV nuclear reactor online

China claims to have brought the world’s first Generation IV commercial nuclear reactor online. The Shidao Bay Nuclear Power Plant HTR-PM high-temperature gas-cooled (HTGR) pebble-bed reactor in Shidao Bay, Shandong Province, reportedly went into servi… Continue reading China brings world’s first Generation IV nuclear reactor online

Ancient stars may have forged superheavy elements unknown to science

Scientists have uncovered hints of a world of new elements beyond the periodic table. A new study has found that ancient stars may have been producing extremely heavy elements that remain unknown to science.Continue ReadingCategory: Physics, ScienceTag… Continue reading Ancient stars may have forged superheavy elements unknown to science

Smashing Security podcast #351: Nuclear cybersecurity, Marketplace scams, and face up to porn

Hacking fears are raised at Western Europe’s most hazardous building, why porn sites might soon be scanning your face, and our guest narrowly avoids a Facebook Marketplace scammer.

All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the awa… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #351: Nuclear cybersecurity, Marketplace scams, and face up to porn

Lockheed Martin tapped to build nuclear-powered deep-space probe

Under a US$33.7-million Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) contract, Lockheed Martin is developing a next-generation nuclear-reactor-powered spacecraft for the Joint Emergent Technology Supplying On-Orbit Nuclear (JETSON) High Power program.Continue … Continue reading Lockheed Martin tapped to build nuclear-powered deep-space probe

New neodymium-doped material can fish uranium out of seawater

Since the 1960s, researchers have been turning to an unlikely harvesting ground for uranium: the world’s oceans. Now, an Australian-led team has moved the prospect of sea-based uranium harvesting another step forward with a cheap and easy-to-make mater… Continue reading New neodymium-doped material can fish uranium out of seawater

Radio Apocalypse: The BBC Radio Program That Could(n’t) Have Started WWIII

Here’s a question for you: if you’re the commander of a submarine full of nuclear missiles, how can you be sure what not receiving a launch order really means? If …read more Continue reading Radio Apocalypse: The BBC Radio Program That Could(n’t) Have Started WWIII