Sweden launches wind-powered car park built from old turbine blades
Sweden has made great progress on its long-standing renewable energy waste issue after recently launching a car park…
China’s new ceramic won’t fail even if frozen, twisted, or torched
Researchers from the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics in China have reportedly developed a new ceramic that can…
US lab creates clear window gel that traps heat to cut energy loss
A new, thin insulator has been designed to boost the energy efficiency of windows by blocking heat. Designed…
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…
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…
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…
How a long-life nuclear fuel will transform space travel
In 1977, two spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, launched toward the unknown. Nearly fifty years later, they…
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…