A new, small device has achieved extremely high temperatures of 37 million degrees through a breakthrough in fusion technology
A new study documents record-breaking electron temperatures in a compact, sheared-flow-stabilized Z-pinch fusion device. In the nine decades since humans first produced fusion reactions, only…
A Chance Discovery Turns Cork Into an Environmentally Friendly Oil Absorber
Treated cork has higher absorbance, harnesses sunlight to trap oil in minutes. Oil spills are deadly disasters for ocean ecosystems. They can have lasting impacts…
Ghost Particles: Neutrinos Query Everything We Understand About Physics
The revelation and ongoing exploration of neutrinos have brought about significant shifts in the fundamental concepts of particle physics, shedding light on the particles’ mass and questioning the accuracy of…