Simulation capability illuminates geothermal energy potential
An Idaho FALCON is offering insight into underground happenings worldwide.
An Idaho FALCON is offering insight into underground happenings worldwide.
Earth Sciences
Sep 13, 2013
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(Phys.org) —A little engine work is a nice excuse to take a roadster for a spin and see how it performs. Similarly, a recent upgrade to a nuclear research workhorse at Idaho National Laboratory is driving verification of ...
General Physics
Sep 10, 2013
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A new technology could help manage a potential data tsunami that might otherwise drastically restrict the use of smartphones, tablets and other wireless data technologies because of a nationwide mobile wireless broadband ...
Telecom
Aug 27, 2013
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James Bond uses a laser beam to cut through windows and walls, but scientists at the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) are using a new laser that can melt metal.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 27, 2013
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Modernizing nuclear power plants to help extend their operating lifetimes is no small task. But the endeavor offers an opportunity to improve control-room design and layout.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 8, 2013
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(Phys.org) —The long search for the location of a rare element within nuclear fuel particles has ended. Researchers have finally pinpointed where silver congregates inside irradiated particles of a new type of nuclear fuel.
Materials Science
Jun 12, 2013
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Green energy won't be sustainable if it uses too much blue. Low-carbon energy options that increase water consumption could be swapping one problem for another.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 18, 2012
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A new suite of cybersecurity software tools is being demonstrated at Idaho National Lab this week. The tools will help the electric utility industry protect their control system networks from cyber attack.
Internet
Aug 30, 2012
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Much of the 6,200 metric tons of used nuclear fuel generated by U.S. power plants over the last 40 years is stored safely in giant stainless steel casks. Darryl Butt, a Boise State University professor, is part of a team ...
Engineering
Jul 13, 2012
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A faint nightclub beat greets visitors to a small room housing the Localized Electron Atom Probe (LEAP). But thats no stereo cranking out house music; its a rhythmic pump cooling a tiny sample to more than 220 ...
Materials Science
Apr 5, 2012
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