150-year-old abandoned coal mine powers US homes with solar energy
A former coal mining site in central Illinois is now being used for renewable energy. Nexamp and TurningPoint…
Chinese project converts coal waste into construction materials
China is turning the massive environmental liabilities of its coal-mining history into the raw materials for its next…
New pilot plant converts unsorted plastic waste into oil in 30 mins
A mobile pilot plant has been designed to convert various types of plastic waste into oil. Developed by…
US lab untangles fusion plasma mystery to protect reactor heat flow
Designing predictable nuclear fusion reactors requires highly accurate computer models, yet existing simulations often overlook a chaotic variable:…
Chinese team achieves 20x laser interaction boost without extra power
Chinese researchers have reportedly demonstrated a new way to dramatically enhance ultrafast laser interactions without increasing overall laser…
World’s largest tokamak cools 330-ton magnet to near absolute zero
Engineers are preparing for high-current trials at ITER’s newly activated Magnet Cold Test Facility, following a 12-day cooling…
Chinese team achieves 20x laser interaction boost without extra power
Chinese researchers have reportedly demonstrated a new way to dramatically enhance ultrafast laser interactions without increasing overall laser…
Scientists use ultra-fast lasers to force magnetism into 3D shapes
For the first time, an international team of researchers has experimentally observed magnetic hopfions. This is a new…
Scientists create miniature nuclear fireball to learn about radioactive dust
Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) are attempting to understand what happens during nuclear fallouts. Their findings…
Electron-Ion Collider becomes first particle collider built with AI from day one
Five hundred thousand times per second, the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) will record a collision. At that rate, machine…
World’s largest operating tokamak restarts with 8-meter coils upgrade
European and Japanese teams have begun the integrated commissioning of the JT-60SA tokamak to test its systems before…
Solar bursts offer fresh evidence of magnetic turbulence near the Sun
Solar radio bursts are closely tied to how their sources move through the sun’s outer atmosphere and the…