Casey Crownhart

1 week ago | technologyreview.es | Casey Crownhart

El sodio es más abundante en la Tierra que el litio, y las baterías que utilizan este material podrían ser más baratas en el futuro. Construir una nueva química de baterías es difícil, sobre todo porque el litio está muy arraigado, pero, como ya he señalado antes, esta nueva tecnología tiene algunas ventajas en los recovecos.

1 week ago | technologyreview.com | Casey Crownhart

But the Trump administration wants to keep coal power alive, and the US Department of Energy recently ordered some plants to stay open past their scheduled closures. Here’s why there’s a power struggle over coal. Coal used to be king in the US, but the country has dramatically reduced its dependence on the fuel over the past two decades. It accounted for about 20% of the electricity generated in 2024, down from roughly half in 2000.

2 weeks ago | ans.org | Casey Crownhart |Gleb Tsipursky

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) has launched the Schmidt Laboratory for Materials in Nuclear Technologies (LMNT). Backed by a philanthropic consortium led by Eric and Wendy Schmidt, LMNT is designed to speed up the discovery and evaluation of cost-effective materials that can withstand extreme fusion conditions for extended periods. A message from PacTec, Inc.

2 weeks ago | mittechreview.com.br | Casey Crownhart

Nos últimos anos, empresas como Meta, Amazon, Microsoft e Google divulgaram uma série de anúncios relacionados à energia nuclear. Alguns tratam de acordos para compra de energia de usinas já existentes, enquanto outros envolvem investimentos destinados a impulsionar tecnologias avançadas ainda não comprovadas. Essas parcerias, embora improváveis, podem ser vantajosas tanto para a indústria da energia nuclear quanto para as grandes empresas de tecnologia.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Casey Crownhart

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