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F1 in Monaco: Finally, the cars were flat-out in qualifying

​The cars are too big to race well, but the competition for pole position is thrilling.  Formula 1 held its annual race on the streets of Monte Carlo this past weekend. The event predates the sport—the first Monaco Grand Prix was held in 1929 on a layout that isn’t…

Small modular nuclear reactor reaches criticality in first test

The reactor, from a startup called Antares, isn’t ready to generate power yet. Just over a year ago, the Trump Administration issued an executive order meant to accelerate the development of nuclear power in the US. While an entire startup ecosystem has developed around the use of different—and typically…

Trump admin tries again to revive dying coal industry

Money would keep coal plants open, build the first new plants in over a decade. On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced his administration’s latest attempt to prop up the US coal industry during an incoherent press event that randomly oscillated between energy issues and Trump’s fixation with building and…