Some fusion machines chase brute-force power. Wendelstein 7-X chose elegance—3D magnetic geometry sculpted to tame plasma for ...

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Producing fusion energy requires heating plasma to more than one hundred million degrees and confining it stably with strong ...

The human use of fire, attested by evidence from Africa, goes back around 1.6m years. But, hitherto, the oldest signs of deliberate fire-setting by striking pyrite with flints, unearthed in France, ...

From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run ...

Researchers discovered heat in fusion reactors doesn't diffuse slowly—it executes an American football-style "long pass." ...

Let’s start with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility (NIF)—arguably the largest, most ...

Explore the fascinating magnetic properties of burnt matchsticks in this creative science experiment! Watch how ring and bar magnets interact with charred wood and match heads, showcasing surprising ...

Researchers at HZDR have partnered with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, and the Institute of ...

In theory, leaner NASA oversight, greater use of off‑the‑shelf hardware and narrower science goals can cut costs while launching more missions and increasing the total science return. If ESCAPADE ...

New ion beam fabrication uses low cost materials to form vertical nanomagnets whose nanostrip geometry boosts sensitivity to ...

Once a testing ground for Soviet weapons, the country is using a unique facility to find materials that withstand plasma that ...