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Uranium Storage Facility For 65,000 Tons of Nuclear By-Product Enters Service

Uranium storage hall completed in 2014 has entered service in Germany. A uranium storage hall completed in 2014 has now officially entered service at Urenco’s...

Natural Hydrogen Reservoirs Could Be Used for Underground Storage, Study Suggests

A new study suggests that geological formations with trapped hydrogen provide proven containment for large-scale underground energy storage. Transitioning the world to zero-carbon energy requires...

New prototype to test world’s first wireless power transfer between two spacecraft

The test could provide critical data for a larger spacecraft designed to deliver operational power to satellites in orbit. Star Catcher Industries is preparing its...

Scientists Capture a Fundamental Energy-Transfer Reaction in Remarkable Detail

Researchers captured how a molecule and its surrounding water reorganize together during a rapid energy-transfer reaction that plays a key role in nature. A chemical...

Predictive Maintenance Gets Smarter at Spotting Equipment Faults Without Failure Data

I-care has acquired Amiral Technologies’ assets, adding DiagFit for anomaly detection and on-premises predictive maintenance. I-care Group is adding an AI system designed to detect...

100 Buoys the Size of Small Houses Could Tap 90% of Ocean Wave Energy for Power

Each buoy can be tuned to match the waves reaching its position. A group of researchers from Australia and Germany has developed a new method...

Europe’s largest carbon capture plant will trap 800K tons of CO2 annually

Norwegian chemical company Yara has inaugurated the largest industrial carbon capture facility in all of Europe this week. Set up at the company’s ammonia...

World’s First Zinc Hall-Effect Thruster Fires in Space On its Maiden Attempt

Muon’s Starlight thruster has demonstrated solid-zinc propulsion in orbit. A satellite has fired a Hall-effect thruster fueled by solid zinc in orbit for the first...

World-First 17-Tower System to Extract Rare Metals from Lithium Waste Unveiled

Rubidium and cesium are highly important for tech like batteries, atomic clocks, and quantum systems. China secured supply chain dominance and established rubidium as a...

US Nuclear Regulator Greenlights Early Work on 680-MW Small Reactor in Michigan

A 680-MW nuclear project at Palisades has cleared a key NRC hurdle, allowing early excavation and ground work to begin. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission...

Solid-State Cooler Uses Heat to Make Things Cold

You can’t brighten a room with darkness, you can’t dry a towel by soaking it, and you surely can’t cool things with heat. Right?...

Physicists Find Useful Energy Hiding in Quantum “Waste Heat”

A new theoretical approach helps connect quantum physics with classical thermodynamics by clarifying what counts as heat and useful work in tiny quantum machines. When...

Princeton AI Tames Fusion Plasma Hotter Than the Sun

Princeton’s PACMAN AI can control fusion plasma in milliseconds and predict dangerous instabilities before they start. In some fusion energy systems, particles can reach temperatures...

Tennessee grants first fusion license, clearing path for 400MW stellarator plant

Type One Energy has received Tennessee’s first fusion-specific license for its planned 400 MW stellarator power plant. A 400-megawatt fusion power plant using a stellarator...

Lithium Extraction Tech Secures Decade-Long Deal For 8,000 Tons of Battery Material

A new US lithium deal will supply 8,000 metric tonnes yearly, supporting local battery production. A new US lithium deal will secure 8,000 metric tonnes...

NASA’s New Space Telescope Could Map the Entire Sky With Hubble-Like Detail

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will combine a panoramic view of the cosmos with powerful tools for probing dark energy and hidden worlds. NASA’s Nancy Grace...