Scientists use ultra-fast lasers to force magnetism into 3D shapes
For the first time, an international team of researchers has experimentally observed magnetic hopfions. This is a new…
New high-performance generator creates stable power from humidity
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London, the University of Warwick, Imperial College London, and Universitas Mercatorum have…
Electron-Ion Collider becomes first particle collider built with AI from day one
Five hundred thousand times per second, the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) will record a collision. At that rate, machine…
World’s largest operating tokamak restarts with 8-meter coils upgrade
European and Japanese teams have begun the integrated commissioning of the JT-60SA tokamak to test its systems before…
Solar bursts offer fresh evidence of magnetic turbulence near the Sun
Solar radio bursts are closely tied to how their sources move through the sun’s outer atmosphere and the…
New compact laser-plasma accelerator tech could boost fusion reactors
Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and Forschungszentrum Jülich have confirmed “for the first time worldwide” that the…
Scientists tap sunlight to make clean hydrogen fuel from waste plastic
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have proposed a roadmap to solve the crises of plastic pollution and…
NASA gets its largest 777 research aircraft for Earth science missions
Most Boeing 777s spend their lives shuttling passengers between global hubs. But one specific triple-seven just touched down…
SR-1 Freedom: NASA plans nuclear-powered rocket for Mars exploration
Following a December 2025 executive order prioritizing “American space superiority,” NASA is advancing nuclear propulsion under the leadership…
Physicists achieve breakthrough in creating high-intensity laser light
An international team has demonstrated a new method for producing the most intense light ever generated in a…
US tests spin fuel in 180-million-degree Fahrenheit plasma for reactors
Scientists in the US have been testing spin-polarized nuclear fuel inside tokamaks operating at around 100 million degrees…
Engineered wood can store energy for use
Solar energy has a simple but annoying weakness. It disappears when the sun does. Even the most efficient…