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…
China achieves 99.6% recovery of materials from retired EV batteries
China is expanding its efforts to make electric vehicle battery recycling more efficient and sustainable. The country’s General…
China tests deep-sea ‘Spider’ to track ghostly cosmic neutrinos
Chinese scientists have made a major step in the hunt for elusive subatomic particles called neutrinos. Researchers from…
Physicists rewrite 200-year-old principle to unlock atomic engines
A research team in Germany has achieved a stunning theoretical breakthrough that could reshape one of physics’ oldest…
Europe’s e-waste could yield over 1 million tons of critical materials
Europe’s “urban mine” of electronic waste now contains 1 million tons of critical raw materials (CRMs) annually. It…
Space mirrors for solar power may threaten astronomy, experts warn
An ambitious proposal by US startup Reflect Orbital has astronomers and environmentalists deeply concerned. The California-based company plans…
Mystery of jet streams on gas giants explained with unified model
Researchers from the Netherlands Research School of Astronomy have created a new model that, they believe, explains the…
World’s 10 biggest solar power projects transforming energy future
Once a distant dream of clean energy, solar power now spreads like sunlight itself. Vast, unstoppable, and life-giving.…