WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Underground on Purdue University’s campus is the only nuclear reactor in Indiana. Although used just for research purposes — the total energy the reactor generates powers about ...
Researchers say they are alarmed by reports that the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, the largest U.S. funder of the ...
When the countdown hit zero on September 23, 1992, the desert surface puffed up into the air, as if a giant balloon had inflated it from below. It wasn’t a balloon. Scientists had exploded a nuclear ...
A new experiment conducted at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) assessed the ability of U.S. nuclear weapons to survive encounters with adversary missile defenses and reach their targets. The ...
Physicists have discovered a surprising new “Island of Inversion” in a place no one expected: among nuclei where the number of protons equals the number of neutrons. For decades, these strange regions ...
Oak Ridge hosted the National Nuclear Science Week in October 2025. The city is becoming a hub for nuclear energy, attracting numerous new companies. The week's events aimed to connect companies with ...
The American Museum of Science and Energy (AMSE) will host Nuclear Science Week in Oak Ridge, Oct. 20–24, celebrating the region’s legacy and leadership in nuclear science. The week will feature ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The National Museum of Nuclear Science and History offers “Science is Everywhere” camps. These camps are educational, immersive and align with Albuquerque Public School ...
A groundbreaking collaboration between Los Alamos scientists and Duke University has resurrected a nearly forgotten 1938 experiment that may have quietly sparked the age of fusion energy. Arthur ...