Re:Ask HN: Academia or Startup/Industry?
by manglav on Monday September 03, 2012 @08:43PM
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if you intend to work for a startup, I would go for FLiBe Energy, a startup devoted to developing a thorium reactor. That's where I'm hopefully headed after I graduate with a Chemical Eng. degree. To learn more about thorium reactors, you can go here http://energyfromthorium.com/. The story of thorium reactors could be made into a movie, it's that amazing.
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Re:Ask HN: Academia or Startup/Industry?
by davrosthedalek on Monday September 03, 2012 @09:24PM
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Oh yeah, this is great! Also interesting: Traveling Wave Reactors (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traveling_wave_reactor). Bill Gates invested quite a lot in TerraPower.
Re:Ask HN: Academia or Startup/Industry?
by manglav on Tuesday September 04, 2012 @03:17PM
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Yes, both are super interesting, but it's a shame it's taken so long to pursue these technologies. Mind if we exchange email addresses? It's rare to meet someone who's knowledgeable about these technologies and also on HN. My professors don't even care about these, and I supposedly go to a very good school. My email is in my profile.