A tiny neutrino detector has found its footing in a fresh setting — at a nuclear reactor. Conventional detectors of the subatomic particles require metric tons of material. But the new detector ...
At first glance, nuclear energy might not seem like ... uranium-238 is converted into fissile material, allowing the reactor to extract significantly more energy from the fuel.
It's been known for some time that radiation impacts the structural integrity of concrete. However, until now the details of this were unknown. Researchers can finally demonstrate what properties of ...