The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved construction of TerraPower’s Natrium reactor in Wyoming, clearing the way for the first commercial-scale advanced nuclear plant of its kind in the United States.
The permit covers Kemmerer…
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AI and 3D printing help researchers create heat‑ and pressure‑resistant materials for aerospace and defense applications
From hypersonic aircraft to nuclear-powered submarines, many of today’s most advanced defense systems rely on a special class of materials known as refractory alloys. This class refers to metals that do not melt or weaken easily, even in extreme…
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How hawks slip through tight gaps: A flight stability trick drones could copy
Birds have an ability to fly through obstacles by shifting their shape in flight, which is difficult to reproduce in uncrewed aerial vehicles, commonly known as UAVs or drones. A new study from researchers at the University of Oxford and the…
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Researchers develop next-generation transparent electrode without rare metal indium
A joint research team led by Professors Han-Ki Kim and Bo Ram Lee from Sungkyunkwan University’s School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering has developed a next-generation transparent electrode technology that completely eliminates the…
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Zeolite 'thermal batteries' could cut data center cooling power up to 86%
Data centers—the warehouse-sized buildings that store photos, stream movies and train artificial intelligence—are voracious consumers of electricity. A surprisingly large share of that power never reaches a microchip. Instead, it is spent on…
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Ex-SpaceX, Apple engineers deploy industrial robots in just 18 months
Noble Machines, a robotics startup founded by engineers from major U.S. technology and aerospace organizations, has deployed its first industrial general-purpose robots to a Fortune Global 500 customer less than two years after the company…
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Solid-state magnesium-air battery bends 120 degrees without leaks
Electric vehicles and grid storage systems depend heavily on lithium and other costly metals.
Researchers in Japan now say a magnesium-air rechargeable battery built with a graphene-based cathode could offer a cheaper and safer…
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Machine learning links Raman scattering to fast ion transport in solid electrolytes
A machine learning pipeline identifies low-frequency Raman signatures as reliable indicators of liquid-like ionic conduction in solid electrolytes for batteries.
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Scientists dig 2,600 feet underground to test ancient clay for nuclear waste storage
A team of researchers has initiated a deep drilling project underneath a mountain in Switzerland in order to examine whether certain clay rock formations can safely store radioactive waste for thousands of years.
Led by the GFZ Helmholtz…
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Perspective from Zebra Technologies: Pocket automation – the pragmatic path to a resilient supply chain in 2026
By Andre Luecht, global strategy lead – transport and logistics at Zebra Technologies While full-site automation grabs headlines, the most decisive trend involves targeted, scalable investments that empower frontline workers, build resilience,…
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