Using nuclear magnetic resonance, researchers at ETH Zurich have studied the atomic environments of single platinum atoms in ...

Late last week, Israel targeted three of Irans key nuclear facilities Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow, killing several Iranian nuclear scientists.

They’ve either signed agreements to buy power from nuclear startups or invested in them directly — or both. Here are the nuclear fission startups backed by Big Tech. Kairos Power ...

Cooling tower at nuclear power plant emits steam. ·TechCrunch·Image Credits:Micha Pawlitzki (opens in a new window) / Getty Images Tim De Chant and Anna Heim Mon, May 26, 2025, 10:00 AM5 min read ...

Artificial intelligence has sent demand for electricity skyrocketing in the U.S. after years of virtually zero growth. For many, that has meant turning to nuclear fission. For tech companies, part ...

Technically, all atomic bombs are nuclear bombs, as they use fission — a nuclear reaction — as their power source (as opposed to traditional bombs, like TNT and dynamite, which use chemical ...

Unlike traditional nuclear bombs, it doesn’t rely on fission or fusion. Instead, it uses a chemical reaction with magnesium hydride to create a powerful explosion without nuclear materials.

Deep Fission points to the financial demands and regulatory risk involved in navigating the current licensing process as a key reason reform is needed. Other advanced reactor designs have cost ...

Deep Fission Inc. (Deep Fission), the pioneering nuclear energy startup revolutionizing the industry by placing reactors a mile underground, and Deep Isolation, a leader in deep borehole nuclear ...

The Deep Fission reactor is based on the time-tested (67 years) traditional technology of the pressurized water reactor (PWR), the most common type of nuclear reactor around the world. even the same ...

The deal is the latest in a flurry of agreements that, if completed, would usher in a nuclear power renaissance in the U.S. Deep Fission’s plan is to switch on its first reactor in 2029, which ...