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Nuclear Energy, Color Changing Car, & Satellite Launch without Fuel || Also in STEM

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This article covers the basics of nuclear energy. It also contains two videos to explain the nuclear fuel cycle and nuclear wastes. Next time someone asks you about nuclear energy, you'll know all the fundamentals and will be able to engage in an interesting conversation.


At the beginning of the year, BMW developed a color-changing car. The options for the car's color(s) are numerous. Even the wheels have some color-changing features. This low-energy technology is explained in the 5-minute video linked to the title, click it to find out more.


Although the article is in French, one can use the google translate option at the end of the search bar to read it in a different language. The article discusses the possibility of sending satellites into space without the use of fuel. Through the use of an electric centrifuge, scientists in France have been able to send an object into space. For now, objects between 20 and 200 kilos can be sent to space with this technology. In the future, will heavy satellites be launched this way too?







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