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Solar sails help spacecraft fly without fuel
NASA is testing a sail system that uses solar energy to propel spacecraft through space.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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The world's largest nuclear power plant is about to revive
Japan is about to restart production activities at the Kashiwazaki - Kariwa nuclear power plant after a long period of closure due to the impact of the Fukushima disaste…
Environment
Green hydrogen helps revolutionize heating systems
In the context of the fuel crisis and environmental pollution, Antonio Meucci Public High School in Carpi (Italy) has a boiler running on green hydrogen.
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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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In the eyes of Nikola Tesla, what were the Egyptian pyramids really?
In ancient Egypt, the pyramids stood tall like giants, demonstrating the splendor and mystery of the ancient civilization.
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What would happen if Mars and Earth switched places in the Solar System?
If Mars and Earth swap places in the Solar System, life on Earth will not be able to exist and we will no longer be able to live.
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Hovering graphite sheets: A landmark breakthrough in materials technology
Boundaries in materials science and sensor technology are being pushed by research that combines levitation, insulation and real-time feedback.
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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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The world's largest digital camera helps uncover the secrets of dark matter
With its 3,200-megapixel LSST camera, the Vera C. Rubin observatory can uncover the secrets of dark matter and dark energy.
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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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Decoding the mysterious 'shadow' on the sidewalk, is it a supernatural phenomenon?
The Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear disasters left many mysterious questions, typically these