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How subatomic particles exceed the local speed of light in water and unleash a dazzling electromagnetic shock wave.
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Scientists at the University of Bristol created a betavoltaic device capable of generating continuous electricity by taking advantage of residual graphite from atomic power plants.
Geology
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Two billion years ago, an underground deposit in Gabon operated as a nuclear power plant for hundreds of millennia without human intervention.
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Scientists transform contaminated graphite from old reactors into safe microbatteries capable of supplying electricity for over 5,000 years.
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Engineers are developing cells that use radioactive isotopes embedded in diamonds to safely generate electricity for thousands of years.