AvatarLensmanAvatarAvatar14 hours agoThe Great Potential of an Itsy-Bitsy Nuclear ReactorHeatmap News - Anna KramerJust don’t confuse them with SMRs. When politicians tell the CEO of Radiant Nuclear that they love small modular reactors, he groans inwardly and just …
AvatarLensmanFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoScientists develop new technology that generates essentially endless power from dirt: 'The fuel cell can potentially last forever'thecooldown.com - Robert EnglishScientists led by researchers from Northwestern University in Chicago have developed a new type of fuel cell that can be harvested from dirt. This …
AvatarLensmanFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAerospace experts design liquid hydrogen-powered jet that can travel halfway around world with no layover: 'A pivotal moment'thecooldown.com - Rick KazmerA breakthrough liquid hydrogen-fueled aircraft concept developed in the United Kingdom could take passengers from London to San Francisco with no …
AvatarLensmanFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoRevolutionary compact nuclear reactor can operate for eight years without waterthebrighterside.news - JJ ShavitIn a groundbreaking development poised to reshape the energy landscape of Saskatchewan, Canada, a compact nuclear reactor with the capacity to …
AvatarLensmanFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoClimate alchemy: Team turns carbon dioxide into super-strong fibersverified_publishernewatlas.com - By Michael FrancoIn an effort to mitigate human-caused climate warming, scientists are focused on ways to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. One of the more …
AvatarLensmanAvatarAvatarQuantumScape’s solid-state batteries pass latest test, could offer 500,000 km without range lossverified_publisherElectrek - Scooter DollOne year after initial deliveries of solid-state battery prototypes to its automotive partners, QuantumScape is receiving additional praise from PowerCo – the battery-centric subsidiary of Volkswagen Group – for the potential of its technology. PowerCo recently completed an endurance test with …
AvatarLensmanAvatarAvatarSold: 2,000 captive southern white rhino destined for freedom across Africaverified_publisherThe Guardian - Graeme GreenThe South African herd represents up to 15% of Africa’s remaining population. Happily, the new owners are willing to spend huge sums for translocations across the continent
AvatarLensmanFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoEthereum's remarkable reduction in energy consumption: A new era for crypto sustainability | Cryptopolitancryptopolitan.com - Haseeb ShaheenIn a significant development for the cryptocurrency world, Ethereum‘s achieved a reduction in its energy usage, slashing it by an astonishing 99%. …
AvatarLensmanAvatarAvatar‘Wave devouring’ tech inspired by whales could propel ships towards net zeroverified_publisherTNW - Siôn GeschwindtScientists from Cranfield University in the UK are developing a kind of underwater wing for ships that could help decarbonise a sector responsible for more emissions than air travel. Known as wave devouring propulsion technology, it is essentially a flapping foil system installed at the bottom of a …
AvatarLensmanFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWater-injected 2.0-liter turbo-four hydrogen engine spits out 410 hpverified_publishernewatlas.com - By C.C. WeissAustrian mobility technology company AVL had a pretty good day for itself earlier this month, when it confirmed simulations that showed its prototype …
AvatarLensmanFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMIT researchers have created a solar-powered desalination device that can make seawater drinkable for less than the cost of US tap waterbusinessinsider.in - Katie HawkinsonResearchers at MIT have created a device that may soon be able to turn seawater into drinking water for entire households using nothing but solar …
AvatarLensmanFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoResearchers develop process that could revolutionize lithium extraction: ‘Cheap, easy to operate, and requires very little energy’thecooldown.com - Rick KazmerPrinceton researchers have a theory that strings can be used as part of an efficient system to gather lithium, the hard-to-harvest material vital to …