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Scientists find an exception to a centuries-old heat law

For two centuries, engineers have trusted a simple rule to predict how heat flows through solids, from jet-engine blades to smartphone chips. Now a set of carefully designed experiments has revealed a ...
Phys.org

Nuclear fusion energy requires heat- and radiation-resilient materials to be reliable, says nuclear engineer

Fusion energy has the potential to be an effective clean energy source, as its reactions generate incredibly large amounts of energy. Fusion reactors aim to reproduce on Earth what happens in the core ...
The Conversation

To make nuclear fusion a reliable energy source one day, scientists will first need to design heat‑ and radiation‑resilient materials

Fusion energy has the potential to be an effective clean energy source, as its reactions generate incredibly large amounts of energy. Fusion reactors aim to reproduce on Earth what happens in the core ...
Gizmodo

Sensor Survives Reactor-Level Heat and Radiation, Paving the Way for Real-Time Monitoring

This tiny chip can withstand temperatures up to 1,500 degrees and could one day sit inside the core of a nuclear reactor, delivering critical real-time data. Reading time 2 minutes Generating nuclear ...