First proof links plasma ripples to fusion and universe origins
Researchers in South Korea have solved a long-standing mystery in plasma physics by experimentally demonstrating how tiny magnetic…
Germany’s icebreaker to get largest ever 360-degree propulsion system
Germany’s icebreaker Polarstern has secured a new groundbreaking propulsion system as part of its next-generation upgrade in a…
Japan’s new plasma engine could clean space junk contact-free
A new propulsion system developed by a researcher at Tohoku University, Japan, could provide a non-contact method for…
Solar trees preserve 99% of forests, mimic nature to generate energy
A recent study indicates that vertically designed “solar trees” can generate electricity on par with conventional solar farms…
China planning mission to strike asteroid, alter its orbit: Report
China is moving forward with plans for an ambitious planetary defense mission aimed at testing whether a spacecraft…
Oklo to open first private nuclear fuel recycling facility in the US
Oklo Inc., a nuclear technology company, has announced plans to build the nation’s first privately funded facility to…
Non-magnetic material shows ‘Anomalous Hall Effect’ for the first time
Japanese physicists have observed an elusive form of the “Hall effect” in a nonmagnetic material for the first…
Scientists trace rare nuclei ‘island’ where physics rules break apart
Researchers at CERN have made a great step forward in revealing how atomic nuclei behave after they mapped…
Self-breaking EV battery material could make recycling fast, easy
MIT researchers have developed a new “self-assembling” battery material for electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling. Currently, many used…
Fusion breakthrough uses inverted D plasma to solve key energy challenge
Scientists at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility are investigating a different approach to tokamak operation that has yielded…
UK’s 1.4 GW offshore wind farm gets recyclable turbine blades
German energy company RWE and turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa have installed recyclable rotor blades at the UK’s Sofia…
Century-old turbulence theory confirmed in bubble swarm experiments
An international team of scientists has successfully shown that swarms of rising bubbles create turbulence that behaves exactly…