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How Does a Nuclear Reactor Work?
A nuclear reactor controls a self-sustaining fission chain reaction so that heat can be removed safely and used for a practical purpose such as generating electricity, p…
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What Is Nuclear Energy and How Does Nuclear Power Work?
Nuclear power generates heat from fission, the splitting of heavy atomic nuclei such as uranium. A power plant uses that heat to make steam and drive a turbine-generator…
Oceanography
What Is Coral Bleaching?
Coral bleaching happens when stressed corals lose or expel much of the symbiotic algae living in their tissues. Because those algae provide color and a major share of th…
Environment
How Do Hurricanes Form?
Hurricanes form over warm tropical oceans when the atmosphere and ocean supply a specific combination of heat, moisture, rotation and organized thunderstorms. In other r…
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What Is Fusion Ignition?
Fusion ignition is a condition in which heating from fusion products becomes strong enough to sustain or amplify the fusion burn without relying only on continued extern…
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What Is a Tokamak?
A tokamak is a doughnut-shaped magnetic-confinement device designed to hold extremely hot plasma using strong magnetic fields so controlled nuclear fusion reactions can…
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How Does a Fusion Reactor Work?
A fusion reactor aims to create a hot plasma in which light nuclei fuse, confine or compress that plasma long enough to release useful energy, then capture the energy in…
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After being continuously heated for 270 days at over 1,000 degrees Celsius, the GRX-810 material remained unharmed: What is the secret?
The GRX-810 alloy, developed using a combination of modeling and 3D printing, can withstand temperatures exceeding 1,000 degrees Celsius.
Medicine - Health
How to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning when heating.
To clarify, carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless gas released from fuels such as charcoal, propane, methane, or petroleum that are partially burned (incomplete…
Medicine - Health
Things to keep in mind when using a microwave oven.
Cooking and cleaning up will become much easier if you know how to use your microwave properly.
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Why do we paint tree trunks white?
You might find it confusing to see healthy trees along the street suddenly painted white from branch to branch. But there's a reason for that.
Conquer Mars
NASA's 'oldest' Mars orbiter has not run out of fuel yet
An error in calculating the remaining fuel of the 22-year-old Mars Odyssey orbiter had experts thinking it was about to end its mission.
Environment
Why solar energy is the only viable energy source in the long term
Not only can solar energy completely meet all of the world's energy needs, in the long term it is the only energy source that will not overheat the Earth.
Space science
The outer reaches of the Milky Way galaxy have been shaken by an unknown force, causing strange tremors.
In the journey of exploring the universe, each new discovery brings unique perspectives and sometimes, heated debates within the scientific community.
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First image of fusion power plant that could power 50,000 homes
Tokamak Energy shares first images of commercial fusion power plant using 200 MW effective tokamak reactor.