Nuclear

BRUSSELS, July 28 (UPI) — The European Union and six partner countries have reached a deal on building and financing a nuclear fusion reactor in France, officials said.
The EU and China, India, Japan, the United States, South Korea and Russia agreed on a new funding level and construction timetable for the International Thermonuclear Experimental [...]

NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla., July 27 (UPI) — U.S. cardiologists say they are seeing more patients than ever before as baby boomers age, a survey indicates.
The survey, for MedAxiom, a subscription-based service provider and information resource to cardiology practices, says cardiologists are reimbursed less for their services by Medicare and private insurance firms, in [...]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 27 (UPI) — U.S. researchers say they’ve made a discovery that could bring nuclear fusion reactors and the possibility of clean, almost limitless power one step closer.
Scientists at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., have made discoveries critical to understanding reactions between hot plasma inside a fusion reactor and [...]

ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 23 (UPI) — A U.S. researcher says zinc may play a role in blood sugar regulation and in avoiding type 2 diabetes.
Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy of the University of Michigan suggests in type 2 diabetes — a protein called amylin forms dense clumps that shut down insulin-producing cells. However, in the [...]

LONDON, July 21 (UPI) — Scientists in Britain have demonstrated a device that can send power wirelessly through inches of steel or armor, authorities say.
Researchers at BAE Systems in the United Kingdom say the technology could be used to send power and communications signals through submarine hulls or armored doors, BBC News reported Wednesday.
Using [...]