This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.
How lasers could help provide fuel for nuclear reactors
Nuclear power provides about 9% of global electricity today, and that fraction could tick up as countries look to build new reactors. New, cheaper methods to obtain fuel could help ensure that those nuclear projects stay on track.
One of those methods is called laser enrichment. It allows you to separate out the material you want (in this case, uranium) from others in a mixture of old waste.
A company called Global Laser Enrichment (GLE) is about to start testing whether the technology works at commercial scale. Read our story about their efforts.
—Casey Crownhart
The quest to keep organs alive outside the body
It’s super difficult to freeze organs. Once ice forms in them, they’re
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