An Energy Industry Game Changer, or Wishful Thinking?

By Frank Rovella Lockheed Martin recently announced that they are moving forward with the development of a new type of fusion reactor. If you follow the industry, you’ll know that there are fusion research projects underway, across the globe. Most are small scale with limited budgets however; others involve some real heavyweights with vast resources and government sponsorship. They include MIT, Sandia National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory,...

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Nuclear Power Reboot

By Frank Rovella When it comes to power generation, many people take for granted that our entire way of life depends on it. Every industry, every business, every home relies on electricity to survive. Fluctuations in the price of natural gas and coal can make or break entire economies. Recent advancements in fracking and deepwater drilling have introduced new and unprecedented volatility into the energy industry. While it has breathed new life...

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The Steel Industry Meets Nanotechnology

How a new Nano-Manufacturing process is making steel 10x stronger By Frank Rovella Seattle-based Modumetal is in the early phases of testing a new type of nanolamination coating process that has the potential to reshape the metal manufacturing industry. By creating multiple discrete layers only nanometers thick they are able to impart characteristics such as high strength and corrosion resistance and do it very economically. Until...

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