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Slatz_Grobnik: I have to admit, the book "Sun in a Bottle" is a pretty persuasive dis of us ever having a useful fusion reactor without having the sort of technology... more »
redragon: So I have to comment since I worked on finishing and tuning the microwave interferometer for the LDX. (With Alex Boxer, mentioned at the end of that ... more »
Prolorn: Well, we can hardly be getting farther away from fusion, eh? ;) (At least in actual, versus perceptual, terms.) more »
Big_Adam: Fusion upsets me, mostly for being a giant kettle really. Come on, can't we bypass the steam bit already? more »
Islandkiwi: Sheesh, Keanu Reeves already showed us the way. He also explained time travel and directed us to some most excellent water slides! more »
#madscience

Three Reasons Why We're Closer Than Ever To Fusion Power

It seems like we're constantly just around the corner from fusion power, and that soon it'll solve our energy woes. While we're not quite there yet, three new reports all indicate we're at least getting a little closer. More »
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California Embraces Nukes At Last

Despite its long opposition to nuclear power, the Golden State may soon be building several nuclear power plants - because they are environmentally friendly. More »
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Your Neighborhood Nuke Reactor

#anuclearfamilyvacation

A Grand Tour of Our Nuclear World

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A Gorgeous Monument to Radioactive Decay

What do you do when you have a barn-sized pile of nuclear waste materials that you have to store for 100 years while it loses its toxicity? In the Netherlands, the answer was to stick it inside a giant art project: specifically, this orange building called the Habog Facility, covered in physics formulas by Einstein and Planck. Every twenty years, the building will be repainted in a lighter color to symbolize the slowly decaying radiation in the waste. More »
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Some OK Reasons to Bathe in Nuclear Radiation

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