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The danger behind the aurora beauty of solar storms
Last weekend, many people in many parts of the world just needed to look up at the sky to see colorful aurora displays.
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New research revives the potential for warp engines, helping to travel into space faster than the speed of light
The research report shows a new version of the warp engine, without using materials that science cannot yet
Scientific works
Smart buildings cool without using electricity
Snøhetta's Vertikal Nydalen building has comfortable temperatures all year round thanks to unique design solutions.
Oceanography
Air-powered electricity storage system at 700m deep seabed
BaroMar's system uses excess electricity to compress and direct air to tanks on the seabed, storing it there until needed.
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French artificial sun sets plasma record
A reactor in southern France creates and maintains hot plasma of 50 million degrees Celsius for 6 minutes continuously, reaching an important milestone that helps make f…
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Why will the Earth never be 'swallowed' if one day the Sun turns into a black hole?
According to scientists' calculations, the scary hypothesis may happen.
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Launch of the world's first giant molten salt 'battery'
The newly inaugurated molten salt green energy storage facility in Denmark is like a giant and extremely efficient battery.
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Japan inaugurated the world's largest fusion reactor
The JT-60SA reactor, as tall as 6 buildings in Japan, will create plasma as hot as 200 million degrees Celsius, paving the way for the goal of obtaining net energy from…
New technology
Fusion power generation equipment reaches temperatures of 37 million degrees Celsius
FuZe is a small, low-cost device that can reach fusion power temperatures quickly and meet future human electricity needs.
Space science
Japanese satellites will transmit solar power to Earth
Japan is preparing to transmit solar energy from space to Earth next year, in the form of microwaves.
Space science
The expansion rate of the universe is slowing down compared to a few billion years ago
Signals of the rate of change in the universe were detected by the Dark Energy Spectroscopy Instrument (DESI), located atop the telescope at Kitt Peak National Observato…
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Why did the iron element that we are so familiar with on Earth become the last material in the universe?
How was the universe born? Where will it go? Among the many theories about the end of the universe, there is one particularly convincing theory: The universe may become…
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Grave of 5,500 tons of nuclear waste in Finland
In a move for sustainable nuclear waste management, Finland will become the first country to bury spent nuclear energy rods underground for long-term storage.
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Operate the highest hydroelectric power plant on the Yellow River
The first unit of the Maerdang hydropower plant upstream of the Yellow River began operating on April 1 according to the operator, China Energy Group.
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China successfully tested the world's first urban train using hydrogen
The world's first urban train using hydrogen energy has completed testing at a speed of 160km/h in China.