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New algorithm maps urban power sites using 24-hour grid simulations and local needs
A new ORNL algorithm helps utilities find urban sites for power projects by weighing grid needs alongside zoning and local priorities.
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Kaleidos microreactors secure US uranium fuel enriched up to 20% for deployment
Radiant will buy U.S.-origin HALEU from Centrus to fuel Kaleidos microreactors as it moves toward commercial deployment.
4 hours ago
China unveils Gen-III+ nuclear reactor with 66% more automation, 33% less installation
Hualong One 2.0 cuts plant complexity while extending accident resilience and raising automation for China’s nuclear fleet.
6 hours ago
Apple AirPods 5 bring 50% more ANC, Apple Watch Ultra 4 hits 45-hour GPS tracking
Three new wearables, one big push toward smarter personal technology.
9 hours ago
Scientists 3D print steel pressure vessel for nuclear reactors using three robots
Over 350 leaders gathered at ORNL for the Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Days.
13 hours ago
UK skies reopen after massive air traffic outage cancels more than 2,000 flights
The failure follows other major UK air traffic problems in 2023 and 2025.
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Google-backed 615 MW nuclear plant set for 2029 return to power 500,000 homes
A shuttered Iowa nuclear plant could return to service in 2029 with Google helping secure its future power output.
14 hours ago
Korea’s next supercomputer to boast 8,496 GPUs, 614 petaflops performance
South Korea spent 448.3 billion won, a 53% jump over its initial budget to make the supercomputer a reality.
14 hours ago
New 10 MWe ocean-cooled nuclear reactor aims to power 15,000 coastal homes
The reactor will be capable of powering roughly 15,000 homes and can operate for years on a single fueling.
14 hours ago
Meet Arrhenius a 60-petaflop supercomputer designed for engineering research
Why Europe’s new supercomputer matters for scientific research.
14 hours ago
Rolls-Royce explores automation for 470 MW nuclear reactors’ speedy deployment
The collaboration targets scalable deployment of factory-built nuclear power.
14 hours ago
JBC’s B.IRON Battery-Powered rework brings high precision to electronics repair
The B.IRON Nano Rework targets delicate SMD repairs on densely packed PCBs, including work under microscopes.
Water-filled aluminum eggshell structures offer new shield against space debris
With the rising number of launches, the orbit is slowly turning into a junkyard.
20 hours ago
Audi unveils most efficient EV ever with 401-mile range 29-minute fast charging
The EV uses just 12.8 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy per 62 miles.
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ASML starts 350,000-square-meter campus to expand semiconductor equipment production
A new ASML industrial campus in Eindhoven will bring manufacturing, logistics and offices together as chip demand grows.
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$100 million US push brings 300mm chips into the race for trapped-ion quantum hardware
Quantinuum is taking trapped-ion quantum hardware into 300mm wafer manufacturing with GlobalFoundries.
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1 GW nuclear campus advances in Louisiana as reactor technology screening begins
A planned Louisiana nuclear campus is entering its next phase, with site studies and reactor technology screening ahead.
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World’s first quantum blueprint could crack Bitcoin’s 256-bit security in 26 days
IonQ quantum computer research provides the first end-to-end blueprint for breaking 256-bit elliptic-curve signatures.
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High-NA EUV photomask effort targets 12-inch pilot line to cut chipmaking costs
ASML and TSMC are pushing 12-inch photomasks to improve High-NA EUV productivity and reduce advanced chipmaking costs.
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Scientists turn to London Tube map to showcase how nuclear fuel can be recycled
Harry Beck’s iconic 1930s London Underground map, where complicated information is communicated visually and effectively was used as a model by nuclear energy researchers.
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