Chernobyl reactor mold tested as a shield on the ISS
The fungi found on the Chernobyl nuclear reactor continue to amaze: they are also able to absorb space radiation on the ISS. They may come in handy on the Martian colonies.
The fungi found on the Chernobyl nuclear reactor continue to amaze: they are also able to absorb space radiation on the ISS. They may come in handy on the Martian colonies.
In Chernobyl (and other contaminated areas) there is a multitude of fungi capable of growing in spite of radiation. Science tries to explain it, to find medical applications.
The 1986 disaster taught the world many things about the risks of nuclear energy, but the lesson may not be enough.
60 km from Fukushima the soil still has high levels of Chlorine-36 despite the reclamation: low risk for humans but reflections on nuclear power remain.
Nuclear fusion could be the key to a clean energy future, but there are still many unknowns. This is what we have to overcome.
Layer by layer, these drones 3D print structures made of foam and concrete in a technique that could transform construction sites and areas hit by natural disasters.
Everyone remembers Chernobyl, but even oil spills remain deadly for a long time. A report shows that the Deepwater Horizon continues to plague the Gulf of Mexico.
Dozens of ready-made projects and available funds, but strong opposition from associations and public opinion: is the new nuclear power good or not?
May 2022: after 40 years Abba are back on stage with a new album, young and strong as in the 70s. Miracle? No: talent and technology.
The IAEA team in charge of inspecting the situation in Fukushima strongly doubts that the timing of the remediation will be respected.
Russia kicks off a new generation of fast neutron nuclear power that takes this type of energy to other levels. At least that's what Rosatom says.
They have not seen Chernobyl, nor the Berlin Wall: but they will change the world. They are three nobel women who in three are just 100 years old. Read what they do.
Nuclear fusion energy advances slowly. Now a new approach based on boron-hydrogen removes many of the obstacles to a future of clean and unlimited energy.
Latro, a "scorpion" to manage nuclear waste and other useful robots like him are bread for our future, but they can only arise from the public sector.
Thierry Gaugain's first "solo" concept is a jaw-dropping yacht of the future: Project L redefines all the standards of the sector.
After the unfortunate declarations of the Minister of the Environment, the radioactive water from Fukushima is still looking for a destination, and the barrels will soon be full.
Atomic gardens? Simple: plant metal bars loaded with isotopes in the middle of the garden, expose it to radiation and mute the DNA of the plants. Nice, huh?
In the CMSR the fuel is placed in a dissolved salt which acts as a coolant, ensuring a constant temperature and preventing the core from melting or exploding, and in an emergency it simply goes out on its own.