Scientists from NASA and two U.S. universities are using a 20-G centrifuge machine that can simulate up to 20 times the terrestrial gravity to evaluate the effects of hypergravity on humans. This ...

BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--USEC Inc. (NYSE:USU) today provided an update on its progress in building the American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, Ohio. “This has been a very active period for the ...

Usec has selected BWXT Technologies to perform manufacturing work in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for its American Centrifuge uranium enrichment program. The transition is not expected to affect the lead ...

Usually, the arts are a field in which you can commonly point to concepts such as a muse, or inspiration. But it's also an important part of the narrative of scientific discovery and innovation. Take ...

China has activated the world's most advanced hypergravity machine, aiming to deepen scientific understanding. The system, featuring the largest hypergravity centrifuge, will be able to produce forces ...

Stepping into Building 170 on the former Brooks AFB is like passing through a time machine back to the earliest days of the space race. For 61 years, thousands of aviators and scientists have battled ...

Usec announced on 17 April that it has finalized the initial design for its American Centrifuge uranium enrichment machines. The AC100 machine is designed to produce 350 SWU per year. Usec said that ...