fission
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"We therefore needed an energy acceptor that selectively captures the multiplied triplet excitons after fission."
From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026
The findings could also encourage further research combining singlet fission and metal complexes, with potential uses not only in solar energy but also in LEDs and emerging quantum technologies.
From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026
It generates four times as much energy as fission, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025
The vessel is the core of the reactor where fission takes place, and the only part of a nuclear plant that can’t be replaced.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
Before Sachs left the White House that day, Watson was already jotting down names for a committee to investigate the military applications of fission.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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