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From nuclear energy to space shuttles and bases on Luna and Mars

Denver, USA - Solar panels will be replaced by small suitcases

During a conference of the American chemical society, American researchers at Idaho National Laboratory (INLA) today announced that they are working on compact nuclear reactors expected to become the novel way to collect energy from the sun and provide power to future lunar, space and Martian bases. Moreover, INL scientists along with NASA (the US space agency) colleagues, are planning to build...

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Rome, Italy, 08/29/2011 18:15
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