As medical students face the 2026 microbiology exam cycle, the focus has shifted from memorizing isolated bacterial facts to recognizing high-yield lab patterns and understanding the mechanistic ...

When bacteria cells replicate, they do so a little differently than human cells do. They don’t undergo mitosis, a splitting that involves construction of spindles to carefully separate the DNA after ...

Deep Fission has started drilling for its first-of-a-kind "gravity reactor" project in Kansas, which places a 15-megawatt reactor 6,000 feet underground to cut operational costs by up to 80%. The ...

California-based startup Deep Fission, which aims to place small modular reactors in boreholes a mile underground, has begun drilling the first of three planned data acquisition wells in Parsons, ...

A global nuclear energy resurgence is underway, driven by the need for a stable, low-carbon energy mix and massive electricity demand projections spurred by the artificial intelligence boom. Deep ...

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A company with a vision of installing “discreet, bespoke,” small, nuclear reactors 1 mile underground for data centers and other electricity-hungry industries plans to put its first reactors in Kansas ...

Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering (SPREE) have filed patent protection and are working to scale production of a new class ...

Nearly every cell in your body depends on mitochondria to survive and function properly. Mitochondria provide 90% of our bodies' energy, but less well-known are their roles in cellular signaling and ...

Giving a whole new meaning to underground power, startup Deep Fission Nuclear has secured US$30 million in funding to install a micro-reactor in a mile-deep borehole by July 4, 2026 as part of the US ...