Rolls Royce To Put Nuclear Reactor On The Moon

Rolls Royce To Put Nuclear Reactor On The Moon

Better known for using nuclear power to sustain submarines deep below the ocean surface, Rolls-Royce has set its sights a lot higher. The British company has received government funding to develop a micro-reactor to power a base on the moon.

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San Francisco Bans Gas Appliances

San Francisco Bans Gas Appliances

The Bay Area Air Quality District Board, a panel of appointees tasked with curbing pollutants for nine California counties, voted Wednesday to block the installation of gas-powered appliances beginning in 2027. The board acknowledged that homeowners will have to spend thousands of dollars to install electric appliances and that the

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Why Did Xi Let His Hair Go Fray

Why Did Xi Let His Hair Go Fray

Former Chinese president Hu Jintao was perhaps the most boring leader in modern times. His only recorded joke came when he was visiting the U.S. in 2007. The then-governor of New Jersey, James McGreevey, told Mr. Hu—whose hair was jet-black—that he did not look his 59 years. Mr. Hu replied:

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Arrest Warrant Issued For President Putin By Hague-Based ICC

Arrest Warrant Issued For President Putin By Hague-Based ICC

As part of the West’s attempt to ramp up the pressure on President Vladimir Putin, the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader. It’s a largely symbolic step, given detaining Putin remains entirely unenforceable, but is enough to create a firestorm of hyped

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Building New Electric Highways Across America

Building New Electric Highways Across America

John Arnold, a billionaire from Houston, is making a big bet on modernizing the outdated transmission infrastructure in the United States to transport electricity to areas where it is needed, including the distribution of wind and solar energy to towns and cities nationwide for the clean-energy transition.

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