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Is China Pulling Ahead in the Quest for Fusion Energy?

In the rocky terrain of China’s Sichuan province, a massive X-shaped building is quickly rising, its crisscrossed arms stretching outward in a bold, futuristic...

Iron-fortified lumber could be a greener replacement for steel beams

Although lumber does show promise as a renewable alternative to structural materials such as steel and concrete, it still tends to be a bit...

Scientists uncover quantum surprise: Matter mediates ultrastrong coupling between light particles

“Imagine standing in a room surrounded by mirrors,” said Fuyang Tay, an alumnus of Rice’s Applied Physics Graduate Program and first author of the...

Researchers demonstrate new class of quantum materials that are both metallic and one-dimensional

A study by researchers from the University of British Columbia’s Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (UBC Blusson QMI) has found a rare form of one-dimensional...

Report: global LEO satellite growth to hit 42,600 by 2032

NEW YORK - The number of active low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites is expected to grow dramatically over the next decade, increasing from 7,473 in...

Q-CTRL unveils jam-proof quantum tech that’s 50 times more accurate than GPS

17 April 2025 - Vehicle navigation systems largely depend on GPS, but its growing vulnerability to jamming and spoofing - especially amid global tensions...

Paebbl, the startup turning CO2 into building materials, opens first demo plant

Paebbl has opened its first demo plant in Rotterdam as it looks to ramp up its carbon capture technology. When we visited Paebbl’s sprawling facility...

Australia embraces quantum technology for precise navigation and targeting

The Australian Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG), is running a new quantum technology project with the aim of giving the Australian Army robust...

New fuel switches US nuclear reactor from Regular to Premium

A US nuclear reactor has switched from Regular to Premium fuel with Southern Nuclear inserting four Lead Test Assemblies (LTAs) into the Vogtle Unit...

Space solar startup preps laser-beamed power demo for 2026

Space solar power, or what I like to call Starlink for electricity, is at once a ludicrous idea and a bit of a pipe...

ABB marine propulsion concept validated for high efficiency

ABB says that the Dynafin concept has been in development for more than a decade, but much of that was out of the public...

We stepped inside IQM’s quantum lab to witness a new frontier in computing

“The Future is Here,” declares a glowing neon sign at the entrance to IQM’s quantum data centre in Munich. It’s a bold claim —...

Molten salt test loop to advance next-gen nuclear reactors

Moving toward the goal of having an operational molten salt nuclear reactor in the next decade, Southern Company and the Idaho National Laboratory have...

Honeywell to develop atomic vapor sensors for millimeter-wave communications, imaging, and RF electrometry

ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. military researchers are asking Honeywell International Inc. to enhance atomic vapor sensors for electric field sensing, imaging, communications, and quantum...

World’s smallest pacemaker fits in a syringe and is activated by light

Engineers at Illinois’ Northwestern University have developed the tiniest pacemaker you’ll ever see. It’s several times smaller than a regular pacemaker, and it’s designed...

Defense Innovation Unit unveils advanced manufacturing marketplace

The Defense Innovation Unit on Thursday launched a new marketplace designed to connect technology firms with vetted advanced manufacturing companies whose production approaches could...