Evolution in action as frogs in Chernobyl exclusion zone turn black

Evolution is the result of environmental pressures forcing species to adapt, and few environments exert pressures like the Chernobyl exclusion zone. A new study has revealed evolution in action as frogs within the radioactive region seem to be turning … Continue reading Evolution in action as frogs in Chernobyl exclusion zone turn black

Coal to Nuclear Transition to Decarbonize the Grid

Overhead satellite view of a coal-fired power plant next to a heat map showing the suitability of terrain in the region for siting a nuclear power plant

We love big projects here at Hackaday, and one of the biggest underway is the decarbonization of the electric grid. The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently published a report …read more Continue reading Coal to Nuclear Transition to Decarbonize the Grid

TAE ahead of schedule on billion-degree hydrogen-boron fusion

Some fusion projects aim to create hundred-million degree working temperatures in magnetically confined plasma. The CEO of TAE Technologies tells us his team’s aiming for 10 times that temperature, targeting cheaper, easier and safer boron fuel.Continu… Continue reading TAE ahead of schedule on billion-degree hydrogen-boron fusion