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Nuclear power plants
It is possible to order a 'portable' nuclear power plant, with a capacity of 25-27 megawatts, 1kw at 10 US cents. That is Hyperion Power Module, a new product of safe an…
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Power plant in backpack
US scientists have invented a kind of backpack that produces electricity, helping lifeguards, adventurers and soldiers always have enough electricity for equipment while…
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Viruses are capable of breaking down power plants and oil refining systems
Named Duqu by Symantec, the virus is capable of breaking the control system of power plants, refineries and other important infrastructure networks.
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The aging solar panels will be a major environmental challenge for China
According to estimates by energy industry experts, China will face extreme problems related to solar panels over the next two decades.
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Scotland built a kite-powered power plant
A kite-powered power plant at half the cost of using wind energy will be built in Scotland.
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The United States is about to start operating a wave power plant
The first wave-power plant to be put into operation in the United States opens up the prospect of providing clean energy to 50 percent of the US population living in coa…
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Artificial plants generate electricity by wind
French engineers successfully developed an artificial tree that could generate electricity by wind.
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Situation of world nuclear technology
The 1950s of the 20th century saw the birth and development of all continents of the first commercial nuclear power plants.
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The idea of a nuclear plant at sea, withstand the tsunami
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) nuclear power plant design idea suggests a facility built on a flank of water, several miles from the coast.
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The power plant flies in the air to inspire energy
For a British company, stealth aircraft are not simply Amazon's delivery vehicles, but can also become mobile power plants in the sky.
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Learn about nuclear power technology
Vietnam will start the first nuclear power plant in Ninh Thuan 1 next year. Russia pledged that Ninh Thuan 1 will use the safest technology.
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Japanese robots clean up the Fukushima power plant
TEPCO and the Japanese government have decided to use robots to increase worker access to reactor buildings.
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Robot framework for nuclear power plant workers
The semi-mechanical robotic frame (HAL) contains radiation shielding metal material and weighs about 70kg but the wearer can move very comfortably and perform various ta…
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US nuclear power pilot 'super safe'
Bang George will be the pilot site for the 'American version' of the third-generation nuclear furnace design originating in China. They are claimed to be more se…
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Snake machine nosing in nuclear power plant
Snake-shaped robots can perform difficult or dangerous tasks for humans such as checking radioactive concentrations in nuclear reactors or entering narrow spaces to save…