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Aerial Incendiary Device Used for Fire Management in South Africa

Biodiversidade Brasileira, 2019
Prescribed burning, especially over large areas, is constrained by favorable fire weather periods and time. The burns facilitate a multitude of outcomes, from high intensity burns for the control of bush encroachment, to low intensity fuel load ...
Christopher de Bruno Austin, Bob Connolly, Trevor Wilson, Nico Oosthuizen   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Molten Uranium Breeder Reactor (MUBR) and Its Development Steps [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Nuclear Science and Technology Open Research
Background The Molten Uranium Breeder Reactor (MUBR) is a radical new mixed-energy spectrum breed and burn reactor concept. The MUBR is fueled with molten uranium metal fuel in large fuel tubes instead of thin fuel rods, and is cooled by circulating the ...
Neal Mann, Mihai (Mike) G. M. Pop, Zeyun Wu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A methodology for performing sensitivity analysis in dynamic fuel cycle simulation studies applied to a PWR fleet simulated with the CLASS tool

EPJ Nuclear Sciences & Technologies, 2018
Fuel cycle simulators are used worldwide to provide scientific assessment to fuel cycle future strategies. Those tools help understanding the fuel cycle physics and determining the most impacting drivers at the cycle scale.
Thiollière Nicolas, Clavel Jean-Baptiste, Courtin Fanny, Doligez Xavier, Ernoult Marc, Issoufou Zakari, Krivtchik Guillaume, Leniau Baptiste, Mouginot Baptiste, Bidaud Adrien, David Sylvain, Lebrin Victor, Perigois Carole, Richet Yann, Somaini Alice   +14 more
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Adaptive Responses of Tropical Crops: A Multi‐Scale Omics Integrated Perspective

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Tropical crops integrate genomic, morphological, physiological, and ecological adaptations to thrive under extreme and variable environments. This review highlights how natural selection, domestication, and breeding shape stress resilience, resource‐use strategies, and productivity in sugarcane, banana, cassava, rubber and oil palm, offering new routes
Peilin Wang, Chenhui Li, Dongjiao Wang, Qibin Wu, Zhen Zeng, Huiming Guo, Han Cheng, Songbi Chen, Hongxing Cao, Hongmei Cheng, Jianghui Xie, Youxiong Que   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leading the Pack: Next‐Generation Batteries for Humanoid Robotics

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Humanoid robots challenge traditional and anticipated energy technologies. Humanoid robot benchmarks of runtimes and energy demands for industry applications inform humanoid robot battery design choices at the cell level, pack level, and system level.
Matthew Bergschneider, Jiaqi Ke, Jin Luo, Laisuo Su, Thomas Campbell, Yue Zhou, Kyeongjae Cho   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling the Uncharted Potential of 2D Materials in Li/Na–S Batteries: A Paradigm Shift From Graphene

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review explores emerging 2D materials beyond graphene, including graphdiyne, phosphorene, borophene, siloxene, MBene, antimonene, and germanene for Li/Na–S batteries. It analyzes their roles as sulfur hosts, metallic anode protectors, separators, and electrolyte fillers, emphasizing polysulfide suppression, dendrite inhibition, and interfacial ...
Naveen Kumar T. R, Xuebing Zhu, Yao‐Jie Lei, Lei Zhang, Hua Kun Liu, Weihong Lai, Guoxiu Wang, Yun‐Xiao Wang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping the Microhardness of Al Matrix in U-7Mo/Al Dispersion Fuels at Medium and High Burn-up by in situ Nanoindentation

Materials & Design
The mechanical degradation of the Al matrix in U-7Mo dispersion fuels was detected after irradiation in previous studies, but more details of the degradation mechanism are not clear yet to clarify the root cause.
Fei Teng, Daniele Salvato, Tanner J. Mauseth, Cameron B. Howard, Ann Leenaers, Yingxin Zhu, Yang Yang, Adam B. Robinson, Jeffrey J. Giglio, James I. Cole   +9 more
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Engineering CAR‐Macrophages With Advanced Delivery Systems for Tissue Repair

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review highlights how engineered macrophages equipped with chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) guide tissue repair by recognizing disease‐related targets, clearing harmful cells, and reshaping local immune environments. It summarizes macrophage biology, CAR design, delivery platforms, and functionalization strategies, and discusses emerging ...
Yixin Zhang, Jintian Yu, Liang Yuan, Ziliang Fu, Yiming Yao, Lingna Chen, Shixiong Chen, Aikemu Ainiwaer, Xiaolin Cui   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Radionuclide neutron source trajectories in the closed nuclear fuel cycle

Nukleonika, 2019
The highest efficiency in the usage of nuclear energy resources can be implemented in fast breeder reactors of generation IV. It is achieved thanks to the ability of consuming minor actinides (MAs) in energy production.
Stanisz Przemysław, Cetnar Jerzy, Oettingen Mikołaj   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

China's Low‐Carbon Energy Transition Over the Past Two Decades: Experiences and Implications

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
China's low‐carbon energy transition features a brief decline and subsequent rebound in coal consumption, alongside the rapid expansion of renewable energy. This study develops a stage‐based analytical framework to explain this evolution from the perspectives of economic development, energy security, and environmental sustainability, revealing how ...
Yu Liu, Zhiyu Tian, Zhengxian Zhang, Xinbei Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source