Can We Bottle a Star? Breakthrough Fusion Device Could Hold the Key
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory are harnessing the power of computers to ...
Humans Could Orbit Earth’s Poles for the First Time Today. What Took So Long?
The private Fram2 mission is launching later today, sending a crew of amateurs to an unprecedented polar orbit—a frontier ...
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South Atlantic Anomaly and Evolving Dent in Earth’s Magnetic Field
The magnetic fields are aligned with a pair of doughnut-shaped belts known as the Van Allen radiation belts. These cloud-shaped belts specifically trap the charged particles streaming continuously ...
Bill Gates-backed Commonwealth Fusion Systems hits key reactor construction milestone
Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) marked a major milestone Tuesday morning, announcing the installation of a key component of ...
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‘A design anchored in reality’ Knoxville company one step closer to creating fusion power plant
As Knoxville-based Type One Energy makes plans to build a prototype fusion power plant at the Bull Run Fossil Plant, seven ...
Simulations show six valves provide ideal setup for rapidly dispersing cooling gas
When the plasma inside a fusion system starts to misbehave, it needs to be quickly cooled to prevent damage to the device.
Knoxville nuclear company papers show 'no scientific barriers' to fusion power plant
A Knoxville-based fusion powerhouse says it's solved the fundamental science of harnessing the sun's power to produce electricity.
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6 Reasons Why Jupiter Is My Favorite Planet
Wondering what there is to love about Jupiter? The Jovian giant has many reasons that are worthy of your affection, whether ...
Applying a magnetic field to rod-like viruses induces them to form disks of tunable shape and size
Seeking to mimic self-assembly processes that occur naturally, RIKEN researchers have demonstrated that the self-assembly of ...