Scientists Uncover Mysterious Nuclear “Bump” That Challenges Current Physics Models
Scientists found an unexpected nuclear energy shift in radioactive lanthanum isotopes, challenging existing models and ...
Nature5d
Neutron Capture and Nuclear Constitution
Especially after the discovery of artificial radioactivity by Mme and M. Joliot-Curie, most instructive evidence regarding nuclear reactions has been obtained through the researches of Fermi and ...
Live Science25d
Nuclear fusion could be the clean energy of the future — but these 'tough' challenges stand in the way
Even once researchers can reliably get more power out of a fusion reaction than they put in ... fundamental science and applied engineering in nuclear fusion for decades, we've seen much of ...
The Conversation28d
Nuclear fusion could one day be a viable clean energy source – but big engineering challenges stand in the way
The experiment, at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, showed ignition: a fusion reaction generating more ... science and applied engineering in nuclear fusion for decades, we’ve seen ...
Reuters22d
Sweden starts building 100,000 year storage site for spent nuclear fuel
FORSMARK, Sweden, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Sweden started building a final storage facility for spent nuclear fuel on Wednesday, only the second such site in the world, where highly radioactive waste ...
scmp.com23d
Deep Dive: Controversy behind Fukushima nuclear waste water discharge and why Hong Kong is banning Japanese seafood
This was in response to Tokyo’s decision to release treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean from the Fukushima nuclear power ... Hong Kong people’s reaction to Japan’s wastewater ...
Nature9d
Nuclear physics articles from across Nature Portfolio
Example nuclear reactions include radioactive decay, fission, the break-up of a nucleus, and fusion, the merging of nuclei.
Opinion
They won’t tell you these truths about nuclear energy
Scientists have been arguing about the health risks from radiation since the end of the 19th century, when radioactivity was first discovered. Today, with electricity demand soaring and AI companies ...
The Hill3d
They won’t tell you these truths about nuclear energy
when radioactivity was first discovered. Today, with electricity demand soaring and AI companies clamoring for their own nuclear power plants, from small modular reactor projects to giant new ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN19h
‘Phoenix rises from ashes’: Nuclear radiation-proof blocks created from volcano ash
Researchers have created geopolymer mortar blocks from Taal volcanic ash, potentially suitable for constructing ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN4d
Concrete can self-heal when exposed to nuclear radiation, finds study
A new study has found that some elements of concrete, like quartz, can self-heal when exposed to nuclear radiation over time.
The New York Times8d
Citizen Scientists Reclaim Japan’s Nuclear Disaster Zone
Radiation from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011 still threatens the small village of Tsushima.Credit... Supported by By Martin Fackler Photographs and Video by Noriko Hayashi Reporting from ...