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Student built a $2,000 working fusion reactor in their bedroom
A student’s small bedroom has become a hotspot for nuclear fusion experiments. With no fancy lab or deep-pocketed sponsors, ...
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US plasma effect breakthrough could boost nuclear fusion reactor efficiency, lifespan
The new findings can enhance the design and lifespan of various plasma-based technologies. “Many frontier technologies of ...
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Dark matter may escape, but dark photons can’t. Here’s how MADMAX could catch them
Everything we visualize about space, including stars, planets, gases, and even galaxies, make up just a small fraction of the ...
China's Next-Gen Fusion Reactor Could Achieve First Plasma in Just 2 Years
From assembly to first plasma in just two years is remarkably fast, but Song Yuntao—the project’s chief engineer from the ...
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Too hot to handle? Nuclear fusion breakthrough tames scorching plasma inside tokamaks
At a time when fusion experiments are taking place at a number of countries across the world, scientists in Switzerland have ...
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NRL's NIKE Facility (IMAGE)
Members of the Laser Plasma Branch at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory join visitors from fellow defense research agencies ...
This Giant Magnet Can Lift an Aircraft Carrier—and Possibly Power the Future
The fusion reactor’s electromagnetic “heart” is complete, bringing us one step closer to clean, infinite energy—though ...
In extreme conditions, heat does not flow between materials—it bounces off
A new study published in Nature Communications shows, for the first time, how heat moves—or rather, doesn't—between materials ...
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Boeing, NASA pause experiment with sustainable plane
Boeing and NASA are pausing work on the X-66A Sustainable Flight Demonstrator, which was intended to increase fuel efficiency. (NASA/Tribune News Services) Boeing and NASA will pause work on a new ...
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The sun might be spitting out particles that create water on the moon
Future moon astronauts may find water more accessible than previously thought, according to a new experiment that suggests the sun is replenishing the sought-after resource on the lunar surface.
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Israel’s A.I. Experiments in Gaza War Raise Ethical Concerns
Israel developed new artificial intelligence tools to gain an advantage in the war. The technologies have sometimes led to fatal consequences. Credit...Joan Wong Supported by By Sheera Frenkel and ...
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Structural and functional asymmetry of plasma membranes Faraday Discussion
Plasma membrane asymmetry and lipid homeostasis The omics era has provided much data on phospholipids, sphingolipids, sterols and proteins located in different membranes, although information on their ...