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Engineering students explore how to ethically design and locate nuclear facilities in this college course
Engineering students explore how to ethically design and locate nuclear facilities in this college course While nuclear power can reap enormous benefits, it also comes with some risks. Michel Gounot/GODONG/Stone via Getty Images Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course: Socially Engaged Design of […]
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Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft Voyager 1, shown in this illustration, has operated for decades thanks to a radioisotope power system. NASA via AP Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the Sun’s light can feel on Earth. Spacecraft near the Earth […]
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