Fans of the popular games Portal and Portal II will get a kick out of this one-or just fans of evil and corrupt artificial intelligences-or just fans of nuclear fission, fusion, and astronomy.
As part of the education and public outreach department of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, an A.I. system is brought online to manage the NASA servers-but unfortunately, and of course completely unexpectedly, it turns out to be mad with lust for power.
In the process of dealing with this highly entertaining, if evil, machine, brilliant computer technicians learn about the A.I. system's fusion and fission power cores and the basic science of the processes behind them-and even how old the light is that we see from the sun, among other interesting things.
A fascinating interactive LEGO model of CROCUS, a zero-power, uranium-fueled, water-moderated fission reactor used for teaching and research purposes at Switzerland’s École Polytechnique...
WM Symposia Inc., the nonprofit organization that hosts the annual Waste Management Conference in Phoenix, Ariz., has launched a new initiative dedicated to supporting educators in the fields...
September 19, 2024, 9:30AMNuclear NewsUchenna Ezibe
Nuclear science and technology is uniquely positioned to be a gateway for curiosity and exploration for students in grades K–12. Its study examines the literal fabric of reality, it has...
A new article in the Wall Street Journal focuses on the problematic confluence of three developments: a declining number of young people pursuing nuclear engineering, an aging nuclear...
Last week Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Stuart McWhorter, commissioner of the state’s Department of Economic and Community Development, announced that the University of Tennessee–Knoxville...
The American Nuclear Society, in partnership with the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy, is hosting its next Educator Training event, “K-12 Classroom Investigations:...
Registration is open for Argonne National Laboratory’s Facility Decommissioning Training Course, a four-day instruction designed for those responsible for the decontamination and...
The Office of Nuclear Energy is awarding $59.7 million to 25 U.S. colleges and universities, two national laboratories, and one industry organization to support nuclear energy research and...
Energy secretary Jennifer Granholm submitted a Department of Energy report to the U.S. Congress on April 8 detailing the state of research reactors at U.S. universities and the potential need...
To help expand access to clean nuclear energy, the Department of Energy announced it has awarded more than $19.1 million to support nuclear energy research and development, university nuclear...