The EAST reactorXinhuaChina has achieved a major milestone in the pursuit of practical fusion energy. The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) reactor in Hefei set a new record by sustaining a fusion reaction for 1,066 seconds. This breakthrough demonstrates significant progress toward fusion as a clean, virtually limitless power source.Efforts to harness hydrogen fusion,...
An illustration of what a full-scale ammonia-production plant based on the new research could look likeIwnetim Abate and Yifan GaoAmmonia holds great promise as a future fuel source, but current production methods make it a major contributor to environmental pollution. Researchers at MIT have now developed a groundbreaking technique that uses Earth's natural heat...
Masdar says its upcoming gigascale solar farm in Abu Dhabi will be the first-ever '24-7' solar photovoltaic plant and battery storage projectMasdarAbu Dhabi is set to host a 5.2-GW solar farm, claiming the title of the world's largest solar energy plant. However, this ambitious gigascale project will be developed by Abu Dhabi Future Energy...
This fuel cell features two different types of fungi metabolizing sugars and microbes to produce electricityEMPASwiss researchers have developed a functional living battery powered by the interaction of two types of fungi, encapsulated in a biodegradable and non-toxic 3D-printed package. The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA), based in Dübendorf, developed...
An x-ray detector at the National Ignition Facility was used to measure the energy spectrum and intensity of x-ray bursts created in the experimentsLawrence Livermore National LaboratoryA groundbreaking innovation at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has combined high-power lasers with an ultralight silver metal foam to create the brightest X-ray source ever recorded, boasting...
The bustling, power-hungry metropolis of Manhattan. Credit: PixabayNew York City is set to welcome its own offshore wind farm. The Empire Wind 1 project has secured a $3 billion financing package and is slated to begin operations in 2027, providing power to about half a million residents. So, what’s the catch?In the energy industry,...
The proposed Yarlung Tsangpo Hydroelectric Project will produce three times as much electricity as the Three Gorges Dam, pictured hereXinhuaChina has given the green light to the construction of what will become the world's largest hydropower dam, expected to generate nearly three times the electricity of the current record-holder, the Three Gorges Dam.Location and...
A rendering of what the SPARC tokamak would look like inside the ARC power plant Commonwealth Fusion SystemsNo, this isn’t the return of Marvel’s Iron Man. Instead, Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has unveiled plans to construct the world’s first grid-scale fusion power plant near Richmond, Virginia.After scouting over 100 locations worldwide, CFS selected a 100-acre...
Without additional heat, pressure, or electricity, this contraption is quietly producing ammonia from thin air at the Stanford University campusXiaowei Song, Chanbasha Basheer, Jinheng Xu, Richard N. ZareA new portable device, developed by researchers from Stanford University and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, promises to revolutionize ammonia production by eliminating the need for...
The metasheet demonstrates its ability to move objects – in this case, rotating Petri dishesYinding ChiScientists at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have developed a magnetic "metasheet" capable of moving objects and liquids without the need for robotic arms or grippers.The device consists of a sheet made of elastic polymer with magnetic microparticles embedded...
