Two South Carolina utilities said they would halt construction on a pair of reactors, dealing a major blow to the future of American nuclear power.
Source: U.S. Nuclear Comeback Stalls as Two Reactors Are Abandoned – The New York Times
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A spongy nickel-organic CO2 reduction photocatalyst for nearly 100% selective CO production | Science Advances
Solar-driven photocatalytic conversion of CO2 into fuels has attracted a lot of interest; however, developing active catalysts that can selectively convert CO2 to fuels with desirable reaction products remains a grand challenge. For instance, complete suppression of the competing H2 evolution during photocatalytic CO2-to-CO conversion has not been achieved before. We design and synthesize a spongy nickel-organic heterogeneous photocatalyst via a photochemical route. The catalyst has a crystalline network architecture with a high concentration of defects. It is highly active in converting CO2 to CO, with a production rate of ~1.6 × 104 μmol hour−1 g−1. No measurable H2 is generated during the reaction, leading to nearly 100% selective CO production over H2 evolution. When the spongy Ni-organic catalyst is enriched with Rh or Ag nanocrystals, the controlled photocatalytic CO2 reduction reactions generate formic acid and acetic acid. Achieving such a spongy nickel-organic photocatalyst is a critical step toward practical production of high-value multicarbon fuels using solar energy.
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The Most Dangerous Kind of Learning · Collaborative Fund
Case studies dig into the causes of outlier events. They can be helpful. But armed with knowledge of hyper-specific causes of outcomes leads you to start making rare diagnoses everywhere you look. Which can backfire.
Source: The Most Dangerous Kind of Learning · Collaborative Fund
One Thing Silicon Valley Can’t Seem to Fix – The New York Times
Caltrain dedicated funding bill sailing through legislature, MTC | Green Caltrain
An Ode to Shopping Malls – The New York Times
Farewell, pleasure palaces of days past. A filmmaker’s series chronicles a way of life as it reaches its end.
Aboard the NS Savannah, America’s first (and last) nuclear merchant ship | Ars Technica
Years after shutdown, Savannah still waits for funding for its reactor decommissioning.
Source: Aboard the NS Savannah, America’s first (and last) nuclear merchant ship | Ars Technica
Google working on nuclear fusion w/ new collaboration & algorithm to speed up research | 9to5Google
For years, nuclear fusion has been widely regarded as the “holy grail” of clean energy production. Google’s research division is now entering the fray by partnering with American fusion company Tri…
Source: Google working on nuclear fusion w/ new collaboration & algorithm to speed up research | 9to5Google
BART shows off new train cars – San Francisco Chronicle
The agency hopes to be able to put the first 10 cars into service by September.
Source: BART shows off new train cars – San Francisco Chronicle