Apparently us guys think about the Roman Empire 5 times a day, but from an economic Perspective it's hard to see why. While they did build a lot of architectural monuments, their economy was actually ...

Experts believe the universe may have a built-in 'self-destruct button' called false vacuum decay which could destroy the ...

When an atom breaks apart, it gives out energy and more neutrons, which can then split other atoms. Get enough atoms splitting and you have the chain reaction needed for a bomb blast ...

The Chinese company Betavolt New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., based in Beijing, previously presented a diamond nuclear battery at the beginning of 2024, which is slightly smaller than a coin and ...

Nuclear energy is among the most powerful energy sources in the world, but it's also one of the most controversial. At ExtremeTech, we'll show you how it works without bias.

Although natural decay of U-235 means that this is unlikely to happen again, we humans have learned to take uranium ore and start a controlled fission process in reactors, beginning in the 1940s.

Both processes release a lot of energy. For example, one nuclear fission decay of U235, an isotope of uranium typically used as the fuel in most power plants, produces more than 6 million times the ...

A new study reveals 18Mg’s unique multi-proton decay mechanism, enhancing understanding of nuclear dynamics and potentially impacting energy and quantum technologies. Future work aims to refine ...

Chinese researchers confirm the HTR-PM reactor's safety during loss-of-cooling tests, marking a breakthrough for high-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactor technology.