The U.S. Department of Energy is shifting away from key clean energy solutions and justifying increased investments in dirty energy to power the American grid. Its policy moves are slowing the ...

Building on past use of nuclear systems, NASA and the Department of Energy are developing small nuclear fission reactors for ...

Nuclear power plants can provide a continuous and reliable supply of energy because they operate at full capacity nearly uninterrupted. This contrasts with variable renewable energy sources, such as ...

The Army says it will install small nuclear reactors as power plants on nine U.S. bases as it effort they’re calling Project Janus — a name chosen for its reference to the Roman god of doorways or, ...

Robust systems often have several different power sources, and switches are implemented to separate the power supplies from each other to avoid damage. In most cases, multiple diodes are placed in the ...

State Key Laboratory of Space Power‐Sources has the following research output in the current window (1 November 2024 - 31 October 2025) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles ...

Nuclear power is finally getting its moment in the sun ‒ and maybe on the moon. The new Trump administration is pushing for both expansion of existing nuclear power plants and the development of small ...

Wave power may emerge as a valuable renewable energy source given recent economic and technical projections indicating a substantial potential of wave energy, particularly in coastal and island ...