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We Are a Step Closer to a True Sustainable Energy Source

According to media reports from the past weekend, China’s “artificial sun” nuclear fusion reactor, called HL-2M Tokamak, was powered up successfully for the first time. This development is significant as it could revolutionize the way we produce and consume energy.

The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster’s Sad Aftermath - 10 Photos

The 15-meter (50 feet) tsunami disabled the power supply and cooling of three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which sparked a disastrous nuclear accident. As radiation leaked off the plant, 150,000 people were forced to evacuate from the area.

This Map Shows Every Known Nuclear Explosion Since 1945

There have been over 2 thousand nuclear explosion sites registered worldwide ever since the first nuclear missile had been tested on July 16, 1945 at the White Sands Missile Range in the New Mexico desert, United States.

This Could’ve Been the Worst Nuclear Catastrophe in the US

On the night of January 23rd, 1961, a lucky turn of events prevented the greatest nuclear disaster the United States would have known. Thousands of people would have died instantly, with millions more at the mercy of nuclear fallout. This lucky save is now known as the Goldsboro Incident .

7 Happy News Stories You Won't Be Able to Resist Sharing

Sustainable nuclear fusion is just around the corner. Nuclear fusion could be the best solution for our planet to produce a practically unlimited supply of energy with very few byproducts apart from saltwater.

Even Machines Can Be Beautiful...

Louis Inside a hydroelectric turbine Nuclear Steam Turbine KRAZ truck with a MIG-15 turbojet engine used to clean and blow-dry the runway in winter.

These Jaw-Dropping Photos Reveal the TRUE Scale of Things

How a nuclear reactor is being forged 15. Compare the size of 'Queen Mary 2' and her captain 16. A person sitting on the tallest clock tower in the world, the Abraj al-Bait clock tower in Mecca, Saudi Arabia 17. The maintenance of Michelangelo's David reveals just how tall the statue is 18.

By 2050, These Key Events Are Foreseen to Take Place...

The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor will be operational by 2040. This experimental reactor, which is designed to be much safer than existing nuclear reactors, will be operational by the year 2040. Construction began some 40 miles outside the city of Marseille back in 2007. 15.

Science Lesson: 10 Fiery Facts About the Sun You Must Know

This, in effect, produces nuclear fusion responsible for the star's energy. Also, the temperature on the surface of the Sun is about 5,600 degrees Celsius (10,112 degrees Fahrenheit). The Sun produces energy at its core through nuclear fusion, as Hydrogen converts to Helium.

Cartivia: The Revolutionary Treatment for Toe Arthritis

Treatment Up until recently, doctors could only treat severe cases of hallux rigidis by surgically removing the damaged cartilage and fixing the joint in place, in a procedure known as fusion or arthrodesis. This is done using a plate and screws, or wires.

These Materials Are Strange Enough to Boggle Your Mind

Plutonium Plutonium is the stuff that's used in nuclear reactors and missiles. Although Hollywood would have you believe that it glows bright green, it's actually quite dull in appearance. It also tarnishes when it comes into contact with air.

10 Fun and Mind Boggling Facts About the Internet

An alternative calculation also estimated that the amount of electricity required to fuel the Internet for a year equals the output of 8 big nuclear reactors or 1.8% of the yearly American electricity consumption. Both estimates are certainly mind-boggling.

12 Steps That Help to Explain Einstein's Famous Theory

This equation is the basis of nuclear power and explains the tremendous energy that is released in nuclear reactions. It also helped scientists understand how the sun generates energy, through nuclear fusion, by converting mass into vast amounts of energy. 8.

9 Abandoned Places Where Time Appears To Have Stood Still

Pripyat, Ukraine The Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 caused the release of 5 percent of the reactor's radioactive core and its gruesome impact sent shockwaves all over the world.

A Unique Look Into America's Secret Atomic City

In 1966, the X-10 graphite reactor was designated a national historic landmark. Little that remains of the town of Oak Ridge is this old hotel known as the Alexander Inn, or 'The Guest House', which housed the residents' visitors during the time of the project.

The Sun Is Dying: This Is How Long It Has to Live

As the hydrogen fuel runs out in its core, the fusion process will begin, and at around 10–11 billion years of age, the Sun will become a red giant star, lowering its surface temperature in the process.