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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.
Engineering
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The colossal engineering feat that assembled an arch taller than the Statue of Liberty and then pushed it over the nuclear reactor
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The optical analog of a sonic boom occurs when subatomic particles exceed the phase velocity of light in a medium.
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Long before humanity split the first atom, the planet operated its own underground nuclear plants without causing any catastrophe.
Science and technology
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Every second, billions of these invisible subatomic particles pass right through us, offering a unique window into the most extreme events in the universe, from the heart of the Sun to distant supernovas.