Space science
What matter on Earth can get close to the Sun without melting?
Many people might think that tungsten is the substance with the highest melting point on our planet, but that is not the case at all.
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Scientific works
Korea's fusion reactor is 7 times hotter than the Sun's core
Using a new tungsten diverter, the KSTAR fusion reactor successfully maintained a temperature of 100 million degrees Celsius for 48 seconds.
Scientific application
China develops world's most durable tungsten material
The team at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Hefei, Anhui province, say they have developed the strongest tungsten material that can be used in a fusion furnace.
Discover science
Russian scientists created an entirely new super hard alloy
Recently, Russian scientists announced the successful development of a new generation of super hard alloys that is expected to be used to create mining equipment in the…
Discover science
The core of the Earth leaked more than 2.5 billion years ago, what is happening?
This finding addresses the debate that has been going on for decades: Does the core and the underlying coating exchange any material with the surface of the Earth?
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Physicists have created 'impossible metal'
Physicists from Australia have discovered that the compound of tungsten and Tellurium simultaneously has the properties of metal and of electric iron, one of the
Discover science
Actually Edison is not the only one who invented the light bulb?
The story of the bulb began long before Edison was granted a patent for the successful invention of the light bulb and put it into commercial use for the first time in 1…
Discover science
Scientists propose a new elementary particle
The proposed new Weyl Type II is one of the future fermions.
Space science
Meteors bring gold to the earth
If gold-containing asteroids don't land on Earth about 4 billion years ago, perhaps humans will never see this precious metal.
Medicine - Health
8 new compounds are at risk of causing cancer
This is the 12th DHS report called Report on Carcinogens and is currently being updated on the Government website to warn the danger of human cancer exposure.
Computer science
Disk data storage for 1 billion years
CDs and DVDs for storing data are very familiar to computer users, but their durability is worth discussing.
New technology
Scientists can create molecular-sized memories
Scientists continue to create new breakthroughs in data storage technology.
New technology
Manufacture of flexible, semi-transparent plastic cells from ultra-thin materials
Graphene, germanium, and many other elements have become a fascinating field of research for scientists to create materials for the future.
New technology
Z-machine generates hot plasma gas with a record temperature of more than 2 billion Kelvin
The Z-machine, the world's most powerful X-ray generator set at the Sandia laboratory in the New Mexico desert, produces hot plasma gas with a record temperature of…