Commercial nuclear reactors all work pretty much the same way. Atoms of a radioactive material split, emitting neutrons.

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The 20th century technology that powered the Industrial Revolution has also caused climate change. Hear how 21st century advances in technology could limit and reverse the damage, and power the ...

Historian Epstein (Torpedo) provides a rigorous overview of tensions that emerged between militaries and defense contractors over intellectual property law in the early 20th century. At the center of ...