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Small Modular Reactors: The Future of Nuclear Power?
Small modular reactors promise cheaper, safer nuclear power built in factories. Here is what SMRs really are, and whether they are the…
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Superalloys: The Metals That Survive Inside Jet Engines
Turbine blades spin in gas hotter than their melting point and survive. The metallurgy of superalloys: single crystals, ceramic coats and 70…
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How Solar Panels Turn Sunlight Into Electricity
Solar panels turn sunlight into electricity with no moving parts. Here is the physics of the photovoltaic effect, from photons to power…
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Biodegradable Plastics: The Chemistry of Materials That Disappear
Plastics that rot like leaves exist, but most need industrial composting absent in India. The chemistry of biodegradables, and the fine print…
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Green Hydrogen: Why It Is Called the Fuel of the Future
Green hydrogen is called the fuel of the future. Here is how it is made with renewable electricity, and what it could…
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Concrete’s Carbon Problem – and the Greener Alternatives
Cement makes 8 per cent of global CO2, baked into limestone chemistry itself. Why concrete is so carbon-hungry, and the greener recipes…
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The Chemistry Inside a Lithium-Ion Battery: How Batteries Store Energy
Lithium-ion batteries store energy by shuttling ions between electrodes. Here is the chemistry inside the battery powering the modern world.
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The Physics of the Monsoon: How Temperature Differences Drive Asia’s Rains
A continent-scale sea breeze that waters a billion people: the monsoon is planetary physics. How differential heating drives Asia's rains, and their…
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Wind Turbines: The Aerodynamics Behind the Blades
Wind turbine blades are precision airfoils, not simple fans. Here is the aerodynamics that lets them harvest energy from moving air efficiently.
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Photosynthesis: How Plants Turn Sunlight Into Food
Sunlight into sugar with quantum efficiency: photosynthesis feeds the world and steadies the climate. How plants harvest light, and how we might…