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- Physicist MV Ramana on the problem with nuclear power Wed, 4 Sep 24, 7:50pmNuclear is costly, risky and slow, Ramana says. Why then, he asks in his new book, do governments still champion it?
- Power lines’ curves and accidental verse | Brief letters Thu, 15 Aug 24, 3:03amDr William Whewell | John Prescott | International Apostrophe Day | University vice-chancellors | Musk and Trump
- Fusion power might be 30 years away but we will reap its benefits well before Sun, 11 Aug 24, 3:00pmDiscoveries made in pursuit of nuclear fusion have potentially huge practical applications in everything from curing cancer to superior batteries for EVs
- Is the dream of nuclear fusion dead? Why the international experimental reactor is in ‘big trouble’ Sun, 4 Aug 24, 2:00amThe 35-nation Iter project has a groundbreaking aim to create clean and limitless energy but it is turning into the ‘most delayed and cost-inflated science project in history’
- It gets a bad rap, but carbon is helping make solar panels better and batteries safer Mon, 16 Jan 23, 6:00amIf we're to transition to green energy, we need help from carbon. New research into carbon-based materials is improving lithium-ion batteries, hydrogen fuel cells and solar panels.
- Carbon is a climate change villain, but could be the hero of our green energy future Mon, 16 Jan 23, 6:00amIf we're to transition to green energy, we need help from carbon. New research into carbon-based materials is improving lithium-ion batteries, hydrogen fuel cells and solar panels.
- Nuclear fusion ‘holy grail’ is not the answer to our energy prayers | Letters Tue, 20 Dec 22, 5:35amDr Mark Diesendorf questions the claim that nuclear fusion is safe and clean, while Dr Chris Cragg suspects true fusion power is a long way off. Plus letters from Dick Willis and Martin O’Donovan
- Despite the hype, we shouldn’t bank on nuclear fusion to save the world from climate catastrophe | Robin McKie Sun, 18 Dec 22, 6:16amLast week’s experiment in the US is promising, but it’s not a magic bullet for our energy needsThe revelation that researchers had succeeded in creating a nuclear fusion reaction that generated more energy than it consumed...
- Crab and lobster shells could be used to make renewable batteries Fri, 2 Sep 22, 1:00amPrototype designed using chemical in crustacean shells remains 99.7% efficient after about 400 hours
- Time to face up to the fusion illusion? | Brief letters Tue, 15 Feb 22, 5:05amNo such thing as time | Cushioning the blow | Out for the count | Reclaiming San Serriffe | Marine disaster
- Here’s how to solve the UK energy crisis for the long term – store more power Mon, 10 Jan 22, 5:00pmFour storage solutions to help Britain keep the lights on deep into the future
- Cathy Foley appointed Australia's next chief scientist Mon, 9 Nov 20, 10:08amPhysicist has spent the past two years as the CSIRO’s chief scientist
- Hydrogen fuel bubbles up the agenda as investments rocket Mon, 29 Jun 20, 2:01amGovernments and carmakers press on with hydrogen fuel cells to power cars, buses, trains and even aircraft
- Energy storage boom stalls in Europe Mon, 23 Mar 20, 5:01pmSlowdown in large-scale clean energy projects started before coronavirus crisis due to lack of state support
- An unpowered invisibility cloak… Thu, 21 Nov 19, 2:32pmWatch this. There’s no electricity involved, and also no smart government operatives. The US and Canadian military couldn’t see much potential. The inventors tried to keep it secret and give the military...