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nuclear energy

Chernobyl

Technology

Nuclear reactions at Chernobyl are spiking in an inaccessible chamber

Subreactor room 305/2, which has been inaccessible since the Chernobyl meltdown 35 years ago, is emitting neutrons that point to a growing nuclear fission reaction

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Neutron star

Physics

Physicists have measured an atom's 'neutron skin' for the first time

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Uranium atoms

Physics

Physicists have created a new and extremely rare kind of uranium

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Superconductivity

Definition

Superconductivity

A hydrogen fuel cell tram on a city street

Definition

Hydrogen fuel

Greta Thunberg views a coal mine in Bełchatów, Poland

Environment

Greta Thunberg's amazing year meeting the world's climate scientists

Culture

Inside of fusion reactor

Technology

UK nuclear fusion firms make progress towards providing clean power

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The US Navy has a mechanical battery that could power laser weapons

Technology

The US Navy has a mechanical battery that could power laser weapons

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Fukushima 10 years on: Life inside the exclusion zone

Video

Fukushima 10 years on: Life inside the exclusion zone

Video

fungus

Environment

Wooden floors rotted by fungi generate electricity when walked on

Compressing wood generates tiny amounts of electricity through the so-called piezoelectric effect – and if the wood is partially rotted by fungi first the effect is 55 times stronger

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Technology

Green energy app lets your car charge when electricity is cheapest

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Environment

Climate targets at risk as green tech triggers higher energy demands

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Environment

Using mountains as 'water batteries' could cut UK's nuclear power need

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Technology

A hydrogen fuel revolution is coming – here's why we might not want it

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