How W7-X achieves steady plasma
The Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) is the largest and most advanced stellarator in the world, and on its tenth…
World’s largest fusion device solves key plasma heat loss challenge
For decades, physicists have been puzzled by a phenomenon inside fusion reactors that defies conventional theory: heat escaping…
Hybrid matter that behaves like both liquid and solid discovered
Researchers have unveiled a startling discovery: not all atoms in a liquid are jostling around. Some, it turns…
Metamaterial with more shapes than atoms allows endless sound control
The age of smart, self-optimizing materials has begun. A programmable metamaterial has been developed that shatters the limits…
Record-breaking quantum material could outpace every semiconductor
Scientists at the University of Warwick and the National Research Council of Canada say they have achieved the…
Google, Westinghouse to cut US nuclear reactor construction cost, time
Westinghouse has officially partnered with Google Cloud to deploy a custom artificial intelligence platform designed to optimize and…
Bottles, textile waste turned into valuable compounds with iron method
Addressing the global plastic waste crisis has become more urgent than ever, as the majority of discarded plastics…
Virtual reality tech could reduce astronaut motion sickness by 80%
Researchers have discovered that virtual reality (VR) headsets could be the key to helping astronauts overcome motion sickness…
Brightest black hole flare that emits power of 10 trillion suns spotted
Researchers have discovered the brightest and most powerful flare ever seen from a supermassive black hole. Located about…
Oxford team makes world’s first plasma ‘fireballs’ in CERN experiment
In a world first, plasma “fireballs” have been created in the lab setting using the Super Proton Synchrotron…
Scientists turn plastic waste into super material for batteries
Thanks to science, the materials currently causing pollution can be converted to create a more sustainable and cleaner…
Can osmotic power compete with solar and wind on cost and scale?
Each year, rivers pour some 37,000 cubic kilometers of fresh water into the oceans, releasing energy equivalent to…