Atomic Energy
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Science
2-Billion-Year-Old Nuclear Mega-Reactor Discovered in Africa
In 1972, a worker at a nuclear fuel processing plant noticed something suspicious in a routine analysis of uranium obtained from a normal mineral source from Africa. As is the case with all natural uranium, the material under study contained three isotopes — i.e. three forms with different atomic masses: uranium 238, the most abundant variety; uranium 234, the rarest;…
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Tech
Re-fuel Every 100 Years With the New Thorium Car
If you haven’t yet been amazed by the hybrid car that runs on air or the water-powered engine, this vehicle is sure to make you think twice about the alternative forms of transportation which will one day rule the road. The new Thorium car, created by a company called Laser Power Systems, is completely emission-free, turbine-free, and is electricity generated.…
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