There's a debate on when exactly light bulbs were invented. One of the earliest recordings of an electric "bulb" dates to 1801-02, when English chemist Sir Humphry Davy heated a platinum strip to ...

Lighting has played a critical role in the safety of underground coal and metal mining for several thousand years. Challenges in an underground mine environment include dust, confined spaces, surfaces ...

The event took place a month later than usual as many members returned to India to celebrate. Priests placed garlands of flowers around the necks of the royal couple when they arrived at the west ...

The Idaho National Lab is celebrating the arrival of a special kind of fuel called TRISO. TRISO stands for tri-structural ...

As energy demands grow, next-generation fuels must deliver more power, last longer, and perform safely under extreme ...

Project Pele, the Department of War’s (DOW’s) first-of-its-kind transportable nuclear microreactor prototype, has received ...

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has selected the five commercial teams that will potentially demonstrate advanced ...

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For the nearly two centuries since this Etruscan oil lamp was found near the city of Cortona, Italy, it has confounded scholars. It was unearthed in a ditch, so its original context is unknown. And ...

The town of Walker, located 12 miles southeast of its region’s mining base of operations in Prescott, was named for Capt. Joseph Reddeford Walker. In spring 1863, Walker led a group of 30 about gold ...