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US Nuclear Fusion Startup To Build Radioactive Batteries For Use In Space
US Nuclear Fusion Startup To Build Radioactive Batteries For Use In Space
Authored by Ameya Paleja via Interesting Engineering,
Avalanche Energy, a fusion energy startup, has won a $5.2 million contract to build radioactive batteries that can power a laptop-class system for months. The contract is part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Rads to Watts Program, which aims to build next-generation, compact, resilient nuclear batteries with higher densities.
An early prototype of Avalanche Energy’s radiovoltaic converter for the DARPA Rads to Watts program is exposed to high-energy ion-beam irradiation.Avalanche Fusion
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Apr 24, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Flurry Of Reports Signal 'Breakthrough' In US, Iran Getting Back To The Table In Pakistan, As Third US Carrier Arrives
Flurry Of Reports Signal 'Breakthrough' In US, Iran Getting Back To The Table In Pakistan, As Third US Carrier Arrives
After signaling all day yesterday that it has not decided to engage the United States in a second round of peace talks, Friday morning has seen a flurry of headlines out of Saudi and regional media speculating that today is different. "Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi may arrive tonight accompanied by a small delegation," Pakistani government source has told Al Arabiya's correspondent.
Also Bloomberg too is reporting that Iran's FM Araghchi...
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Feb 23, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Newsom Says He's Like Blacks Because He 'Can't Read' And Got Low SAT Score
Newsom Says He's Like Blacks Because He 'Can't Read' And Got Low SAT Score
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) needs to work on his pandering skills - after telling a crowd of black people that he's just like them because he can't read and got a low SAT score.
"I’m not trying to impress you, I’m just trying to impress upon you, ‘I’m like you. I’m not better than you.’ I’m a 960 SAT guy," Newsom told Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickins during a Sunday night event promoting his new book.
"And I’m not...
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Apr 20, 2026 / Tyler Durden
USDA, US Army Break Ground On Texas Facility To Combat Flesh-Eating Parasite Spread
USDA, US Army Break Ground On Texas Facility To Combat Flesh-Eating Parasite Spread
Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
U.S. officials broke ground for a New World Screwworm (NWS) sterile fly production facility in Texas to combat the flesh-eating parasites, which have spread across Mexico and pose a significant threat to America’s livestock, wildlife, and public health.
Located in Moore Air Base, Edinburg, the facility “is being built with an aggressive timeline designed to quickly expand the nation’s sterile fly production capacity,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
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