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Vanessa Bates Ramirez

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 2, 2026
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Jul 23, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Vanessa Bates Ramirez

    A nuclear reactor is being installed a mile underground in Kansas | New Scientist (opens the original)

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    Nuclear power start-up Deep Fission wants to put a reactor where no reactor has gone before: a mile underground. The California-based company received safety approval for its reactor design from the US Department of Energy last month, and is preparing the site for its commercial pilot outside Parsons, a small city in south-east Kansas. The company hopes that placing a reactor deep underground will cut installation and operational costs, particularly since the bedrock can provide natural containm

  2. Article · Jul 23, 2026 · Vanessa Bates Ramirez

    Can sounds make plants grow bigger? A start-up says they can | New Scientist (opens the original)

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    A precision agriculture start-up has created specially designed sound patterns to “program” plant growth, which it claims lead to larger harvests and altered traits without any genetic engineering or chemicals. If supported by further research, the work could expand scientists’ understanding of how plants perceive their environment and offer new ways to influence crop development. Plants can’t hear in the same way animals can, but mounting evidence suggests they can perceive and respond to vibra

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