A 1-megaton nuclear blast could prevent 97% of a city-killer asteroid from hitting Earth
A 1-megaton nuclear explosion detonated near a 160-meter asteroid produced damage and motion consistent with the object breaking…
Diamond’s extreme melting point could unlock more fusion energy
Diamond melts under extreme pressure in a way that now closely matches quantum-based simulations, resolving a disagreement that…
US’ new FIDDLE can capture split-second atomic changes under pressure
A specialized instrument called the flexible imaging diffraction diagnostic for laser experiments (FIDDLE) has been designed to capture…
This Week in Science: World’s Biggest Scorpion, a Whale Graveyard, And More!
This week in science: A world record, a world first, and much more! We start with a scorpion…
Scientists Recreate a Nuclear Fireball and Uncover Fallout’s Hidden Chemistry
A diagram of the plasma flow reactor that can be used to examine particles as they move from…
NASA’s Roman Telescope Poised to Transform Hunt for Elusive Neutron Stars
Newswise — Astronomers have long known that neutron stars, the crushed cores left behind after massive stars explode,…
Inertia moves to commercialize one of the world’s most elaborate science experiments
Fusion power startup Inertia Enterprises said on Tuesday that it has signed three agreements with the Lawrence Livermore…
3D-Printed Helixes Show Promise as THz Optical Materials
Newswise — Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have optimized and 3D-printed helix structures as optical materials…
LLNL Researchers Train Liquid Droplets to Play Tic-Tac-Toe
Newswise — Artificial intelligence and high-performance computing are driving up the demand for massive sources of energy. But…