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…
Billion-times more efficient fusion unlocked with low-frequency laser
A team of researchers has identified a mechanism that could lower the extreme temperature requirements for controlled nuclear…
World’s first ‘graviton trap’ aims to solve century-old physics mystery
Physicists from Stevens Institute of Technology and Yale University have launched an experimental program to detect gravitons —…
Meta makes nuclear reactor history with 6.6 GW energy deal to power AI
Meta has officially become one of the largest corporate purchasers of nuclear energy in American history. The tech…
Ming Yang unveils world’s first fully recyclable wind turbine blade
Chinese energy giant Ming Yang Smart Energy has developed the “world’s first fully recyclable carbon fiber wind turbine…
World’s third-largest solar producer faces rising panel waste threat
India is currently basking in a golden age of solar power. A decade-long solar surge has carried India…