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The Zephyr solar plane made by Airbus

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Why the US military could replace spy satellites with solar planes

The US military has spent billions of dollars on spy satellites and supersonic surveillance aircraft, but now it seems to be focusing on slow, lightweight solar-powered planes to do the same job

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Banning solar plants on farmland in England would be a grave error

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Banning solar plants on farmland in England would be a grave error

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Despite decades of hype, there is now real hope of progress in fusion

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Artists concept view of the interior of the ITER reaction vessel. Nuclear fusion involves creating a plasma of superheated gas to temperatures of more than 200 million degrees C, conditions hot enough to force deuterium and tritium atoms to fuse together and release energy. Fusion takes place inside a 'Tokamak' torus within a giant magnetic field, the only way to contain the heat generated. The ITER reactor is designed to produce 500 MW, 10 times more energy than it consumes. Nuclear fusion is the joining (fusing) of light elements to form heavier elements, which releases large amounts of energy. It is hoped that fusion will be a clean, renewable energy source for the future. Nuclear fusion is the joining (fusing) of light elements to form heavier elements, which releases large amounts of energy. It is hoped that fusion will be a clean, renewable energy source for the future.

Physics

Can a slew of nuclear fusion start-ups deliver unlimited clean energy?

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Oliver Stone interviews Dr. Ashley Finan, Director of the National Reactor Innovation Center, at the Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls, USA.

Environment

Nuclear Now review: Oliver Stone's paean to a nuclear future

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Fusion reactor

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Korean nuclear fusion reactor achieves 100 million°C for 30 seconds

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The Gobi desert in China

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Hydrogen produced from air could provide low-carbon fuel in deserts

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Outdoor test on the River Cam (UK), in front of the Bridge of Sighs, St John?s College, during a cloudy day

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Floating artificial leaf converts energy from sunlight into fuel

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A serviceman with a Russian flag on his uniform stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko - RC2LPV9MUYER

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Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant 'not designed to withstand fighting'

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In this aerial picture taken on October 23, 2020, smoke rises from the fields as farmers burn straw stubble on the outskirts of Fatehgarh Sahib, in the northern Indian state of Punjab

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A large nuclear war could leave 5 billion people without enough to eat

The after-effects of nuclear war would be catastrophic for agriculture. Simulations show billions of people could starve depending on the size of the conflict

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Zephyr solar-powered drone smashes record with 2-month-long flight

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Ignition confirmed in a nuclear fusion experiment for the first time

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Roasting green chillies in the sun could pave way for solar cooking

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Russian shelling at Ukrainian nuclear plant risks 'another Chernobyl'

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