Plutonium is one of the most complex elements in the periodic table. First synthesized and isolated in 1940 by scientists at ...

This video takes a closer look at an electric car project that faced serious problems in design performance or usability. It focuses on what went wrong how the issues affected the vehicle and what can ...

State repair bodies and the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) have raised concerns about restrictions on spare parts supply for electric cars, warning that the practice could substantially blow out ...

Governments and car manufacturers sell electric cars as the future of green transport. But a less visible trend is challenging this story: many electric cars are getting bigger. In China, electric ...

Many scientists are trying to determine just how much medical intervention can lengthen the human lifespan. But Daniel Promislow, senior scientist and scientific advisor at the Jean Mayer USDA Human ...

Nuclear reactors generate power through a process called nuclear fission, using uranium for fuel to release an immense amount of energy as heat. Ceramic pellets with low-enriched uranium are stacked ...

A close up view of nuclear fuel rods in a reactor to generate power through fission. - Roman Brauner/Shutterstock Nuclear reactors generate power through a process called nuclear fission, using ...

Most of Washington’s public energy debate centers on AI and data centers. The April 2026 E3 resource adequacy study — which The Seattle Times editorial board rightly called an alarm for every ...

Nowadays, electric vehicles are seemingly everywhere — but it wasn't very long ago that a battery-powered car was still a rarity to see on the streets. The rise of EVs happened so quickly thanks to ...

The reality is that nearly every disruptive technology looked messy in its early stages. Early smartphones had poor battery life and unreliable software. Early electric vehicles had limited range and ...

In the rolling hills near Reno, Nevada, in a field filled with solar panels, something unexpected is nestled into the landscape: a data center that isn’t blowing up its neighbors’ electric bills. In ...