nuclear physics
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Scientists Have No Idea Why This Enriched Uranium Particle Was Floating Above Alaska
On 3 August 2016, 7km above Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, a research plane captured something mysterious: An atmospheric aerosol particle enriched with the kind of uranium used in nuclear fuel and bombs.
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This Insane Fusion Reactor Is About To Switch On
If “The Stellarator” sounds like an energy source of comic book legend to you, you’re not that far off. It’s the largest nuclear fusion reactor in the world, and it’s set to turn on later this month.