WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday released its long-awaited plan to offer lucrative tax breaks to companies that make hydrogen, a clean fuel, and proposed new rules aimed at ensuring the policy does not inadvertently lead to a spike in global energy production. global warming. Hydrogen is widely seen as a promising tool to … Read more
In the heart of Provence, some of the world’s brightest scientific minds are setting the stage for what is being called the world’s largest and most ambitious scientific experiment. “We are building perhaps the most complex machine ever designed,” confides Laban Coblentz. The task ahead is to demonstrate the feasibility of harnessing nuclear fusion – … Read more
Scientists have discovered the first indications that nuclear fission is taking place between stars. The discovery supports the idea that when neutron stars collide, they create ‘superheavy’ elements – heavier than the heaviest elements on the periodic table – which are then broken down via nuclear fission to birth elements such as the gold in … Read more