By: Hannah Pell Nuclear power is an important aspect of our diverse energy infrastructure. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, nuclear power plants produced 19.6% of the total electricity generated in the U.S. in 2019. Over the last several years, however, there has been a decline in the number of operating nuclear power plants.
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The chain-reaction process that underlies photon avalanching. Credit: Mikołaj Łukaszewicz/Polish Academy of Sciences Researchers in the US, Poland and Korea have observed photon avalanching – a chain-reaction-like process in which the absorption of a single photon triggers the emission of many – in tiny crystals just 25-30 nm in diameter. This highly nonlinear phenomenon had
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Demi Lovato was tapped to sing during Celebrating America, the evening event following President Joe Biden’s afternoon inauguration. And Lovato poured her heart into her performance. She opted to sing a cover of Bill Withers’s “Lovely Day,” accompanied by a montage of other performers. Watch the entire event, including her performance, here: This content is
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Did everyone survive prom night? On Riverdale Season 5 Episode 1, Betty and Jughead continued their investigation into what happened to the auteur. However, they found out more details about the tapes than they thought they would. Meanwhile, Archie fought Katy Keene’s boyfriend, KO, but what did he learn? Elsewhere, Alice questioned whether FP was
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One of Wall Street’s biggest bulls sees the stars lining up for the economy. Federated Hermes’ Phil Orlando predicts coronavirus vaccine distribution will rev up within weeks and set the stage for a monster market year. “Our view is by summer — by Independence Day — we will be free of the coronavirus. We’ll reach
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WASHINGTON — Earth observation company Satellogic announced Jan. 19 it signed a contract with SpaceX covering several rideshare launches of its satellites through next year. The multiple launch services agreement makes SpaceX Satellogic’s preferred provider for launching its constellation of microsatellites, after previously relying on Chinese, European and Russian vehicles, including a launch of 10
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