Pentagon backs Supra Technology to recover high-purity Scandium in U.S.
Supra Elemental Recovery, an Austin-based firm, has received the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contract...
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680 MW twin advanced nuclear reactor project advances as ground work begins in US
The rollout of advanced nuclear power in the US has made major headway. Holtec International...
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'Bond King' Bill Gross shares his best investment ever — and the brutal bet that lost him 50% in a month
Pimco billionaire Bill Gross told BI why he's a big fan of pipeline stocks, and walked through a terrible wager he made in 1969.
Business Insider - AI4 min read
Consulting firms say that as AI gets cheaper, power demand could keep climbing
In new reports published this week McKinsey and BCG reveal the impact of falling token prices and impact on the grid.
Business Insider - AI2 min read
Toyota’s $50M US battery center targets EVs, hybrids and longer-lasting batteries
Toyota has opened a nearly $50 million battery research center in Michigan that will test...
Interesting Engineering - Robotics3 min read
The 2008 economic crisis changed the US's relationship with energy
It wasn't obvious at the time, but the US uncoupled carbon emissions and GDP growth.
Ars Technica1 min read
Big Oil Perfected Sideways Drilling. A Startup Wants to Do the Same With Nuclear Waste
A startup and oilfield giant Halliburton want to bury America's nuclear waste nearly 2 miles underground. The scheme makes a perverse amount of sense.
Gizmodo — AI4 min read
New center bids to supercharge nuclear isotope production for deep-space missions
Canada is moving to expand its role in supplying nuclear isotopes that could power spacecraft...
Interesting Engineering - Robotics3 min read
Puerto Rico’s power rates jump 18% to a record high, nearly double the US mainland average
A typical monthly bill will rise from $229 to $271 as outages persist across the island’s fragile power grid.
Fortune AI3 min read
China’s ‘artificial sun’ advances as BEST nuclear fusion reactor passes halfway mark
A major engineering site dedicated to nuclear fusion has opened in eastern China. The project...
Interesting Engineering - Robotics3 min read
If a data center is camouflaged in the woods, will anyone hate it?
San Antonio City Councilmember Ric Galvan remembers when data centers first arrived in his city in the 2000s, looking like relatively unassuming office buildings.
The Verge - AI10 min read
EU faces diesel shortage as major refiners ban exports
EU member states readied for talks over a feared diesel shortage, after the US, Russia and China all touted banning or suspending exports as global prices surge.
Semafor Tech1 min read
Engineering Multipole Resonances in Dielectric Metasurfaces for Transmission, Reflection, and Absorption Control
Dielectric metasurfaces have moved to the forefront of nanophotonics, offering flat, low-loss alternatives to conventional bulk optical elements for controlling the amplitude, phase, and polarization of light.
IEEE Spectrum2 min read
100 MW of 24/7 power: Virtus Solis to send 876,000 MWh a year into Illinois
Space-based solar power startup Virtus Solis Technologies will supply 100 megawatts of continuous, round-the-clock orbital...
Interesting Engineering - Robotics2 min read
Singapore eyes bigger role in nuclear fusion industry
SINGAPORE -- Singapore hopes to play a bigger role in the nuclear fusion industry, exploring the technology as a future energy option for the resource
Nikkei Asia Tech1 min read
Texas clears full-scale drilling test to bury spent nuclear fuel deep underground
Deep Isolation is moving closer to testing a new way to dispose of spent nuclear...
Interesting Engineering - Robotics3 min read
50-MWh battery line swaps drying ovens for electron beams, runs at one-fifth the cost
A new battery electrode coating line in Indiana can produce electrodes at speeds of up...
Interesting Engineering - Robotics3 min read
US pressures European nations to release emergency diesel supplies
The White House administration turned to coercion in efforts to tame surging fuel prices, telling European capitals to either release their emergency diesel supplies or face a US diesel export ban.
Semafor Tech1 min read
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