China offers new insights into one of lunar science’s enduring mysteries
Recent advances in AI are helping scientists unlock new secrets about the Moon’s far side, one of the…
US coal mines to turn into underground water batteries with new method
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have successfully developed advanced modeling tools that could transform the nation’s…
China aims space solar plant to charge satellites and tame typhoons
China could accelerate the development of the Zhuri “Chasing the Sun” project, an ambitious plan to build a…
Scientists turn old phones, paper waste into next-gen battery material
A new sustainable method turns discarded mobile phone batteries and industrial lignin into a powerhouse material for sodium-ion…
Hybrid powertrain concept for renewable gasoline targets 40% less fuel use
In a bid to extend the relevance of combustion technology in a lower-carbon era, Horse Powertrain presented a…
Half-ton magnet aces world-first 1.8 million°F fusion plasma confinement
A 0.5-tonne superconducting magnet recently hovered silently inside a 5-meter-wide vacuum chamber, which marked a major milestone for…
World’s largest neutrino detector to track supernova blasts
The world’s largest neutrino detector just got even more powerful after scientists successfully deployed six new strings of…
US team’s fusion plasma heat control method to protect tokamak walls
Researchers at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility have identified a new method to tame the destructive energy bursts…
US lab uses lasers, heat to map neptunium for deep-space nuclear fuel
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are studying neptunium, a rare radioactive element. It serves as the…
Geothermal energy could beat nuclear, coal to satiate AI power hunger
A new Stanford University study proposes that enhanced geothermal technology (EGS) could be just the ticket for global…
World’s largest particle accelerator heats thousands of homes in France
The world’s largest particle accelerator has been supplying heat to thousands of homes in France since mid-January, in…
World’s fastest solar evaporator makes 1 gallon of fresh water an hour
Scientists at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in Korea have developed the world’s fastest…