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Novel Steel Composite for Nuclear Shielding

Structural steel composite for shielding against neutrons and electromagnetic radiation RSS.HDBackground> Background: < In nuclear reactor environments, particularly within fission and fusion reactor cores, effective radiation shielding is critical to ensure both the safety and longevity of the structural components. These reactor cores are...

Published: 1/30/2025 | Inventor(s): Lance Snead, David Sprouster

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Material and Composites, Campus > Stony Brook University

Reactive Phase Sintering of Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Nanocrystalline Alloys

A low-temperature method of creating aluminum-magnesium alloys RSS.HDBackground> Background: < Aluminum is ubiquitous in many aspects of our life, from cans, to personal electronics, and to frames in automobiles. Though for many of these products, the aluminum should be as strong as possible. Dispersoids are important for increasing the strength...

Published: 1/29/2025 | Inventor(s): Jason Trelewicz, Bin Cheng, David Sprouster

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Material and Composites, Campus > Stony Brook University

Two-Phase Composite Moderators for Compact High-Temperature Nuclear Reactors

Using a two-phase composite moderator to make thermal neutron reactors more compact, cost-effective, and saferRSS.HDBackground> Background: <A large majority of the commercial fission power reactors used around the world are known as Thermal‑neutron Reactors. These reactors involve the absorption of a thermal (low energy) neutron to trigger the...

Published: 3/16/2023 | Inventor(s): Lance Snead, David Sprouster, Jason Trelewicz

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Clean Energy, Technology Classifications > Material and Composites, Campus > Stony Brook University