Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Factories could one day produce and ship small nuclear reactors across the country. U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear ...

Military microreactors could reshape battlefield logistics by providing long-term, portable power for bases, sensors, and ...

The ongoing quest for sustainable and low-carbon energy solutions has led to the emergence of a number of innovative technologies. The vision of reducing carbon footprints while maintaining ...

Microreactors offer portable, autonomous nuclear power for towns, campuses, industry, and military bases, with lower upfront costs than traditional plants. Despite their promise, investors remain wary ...

Unlike conventional expensive production processes, this technology has enabled an inexpensive production process that combines technologies of fine shape transfer, film formation, and selective thin ...

When it comes to reducing carbon emissions, energy experts have developed solutions for some big challenges. Innovations in battery and charging technologies, for example, have positioned electric ...

There is high market potential for microreactors in US states with energy-intensive industries, nuclear-friendly laws and widespread social acceptance, according to a new report by Idaho National ...

Researchers from Osaka University and Crystal Optics Inc., developed a manufacturing method for nano- and micro-scale structures. This technology has enabled the control of the wettability of a ...

It’s not clear whether the Department of Defense should continue to develop new types of microreactors — primarily because they have uncertain costs and regulations. However, we can use a systematic ...

In a significant step towards improving the design of future catalysts and catalytic reactors, especially for microfluidic "lab-on-a-chip" devices, researchers have successfully applied magnetic ...

You might imagine nuclear power plants as behemoth facilities spanning hundreds of acres. Nuclear microreactors, by contrast, could sit on land the size of a football field and power a whole town.