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Tennessee grants first fusion license, clearing path for 400MW stellarator plant
Type One Energy has received Tennessee’s first fusion-specific license for its planned 400 MW stellarator power plant.
13 hours ago
Lithium extraction tech secures decade-long deal for 8,000 tons of battery material
A new US lithium deal will supply 8,000 metric tonnes yearly, supporting local battery production.
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New lithium isotope tech gets $7M to build US supply for fusion, advanced reactors
A $7M funding round will help scale technology for producing lithium-6 and lithium-7 for next-generation nuclear reactors.
14 hours ago
Z4 all-wing jet with 5,000 nautical miles range secures $100M for 2027 first flight
JetZero has begun building Factory1 in Greensboro to support future Z4 manufacturing and testing operations.
16 hours ago
New magnet-recycling tech aims to recover rare earths from waste with $75M funding
Recovering critical materials has become a national defense and supply security priority.
16 hours ago
Louisiana to get 2.88 GW gas plant, 700 MW battery system near planned SpaceX base
ONE Nuclear has secured site control for a huge Louisiana project combining gas power, batteries and a data center.
17 hours ago
Hunt for dark matter narrows, US’ galactic simulations reach one step closer to decode mystery
Dark matter makes up most of the mass in the universe and forms the scaffolding that galaxies grow on.
20 hours ago
600,000-pound trains now crossing Lake Washington on ‘floating rail bridge’
It connects Seattle and Bellevue across Lake Washington on Interstate 90.
21 hours ago
US plans nuclear-powered merchant fleet with 50 ships, each costing $700 million
A floating nuclear power plant on a vessel could also power a data center in the future.
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324-million-year-old 24-legged fossil shows how insects transitioned to land
C. praecursor spent its life straddling two worlds.
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476-foot-long machine to dig deepest railway tunnel beneath Yangtze River
A giant 476-foot-long tunneling machine will tackle one of China’s deepest railway crossings beneath the Yangtze.
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Oxygen collisions at CERN reveal clues about universe’s earliest moments
Attempts to generate gluon-quark plasma through proton collisions has shown collective behaviour of the particles but not jet quenching.
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Scientists build cooling system that turns waste heat into cold without electricity
The system doesn’t require electric motors and runs directly on ambient warmth, waste heat, or sunlight.
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Hidden structural weaknesses in metro corridors can be detected easily with new framework
The study advances efforts to integrate satellite InSAR, laser scanning (L/S), and GPR into a staged framework linking wide-area monitoring.
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World’s first superhot geothermal power plant could be built sooner with latest funding
A new framework gives Quaise access to a dedicated land rig and Nabors’ advanced platform that integrates reservoir modeling, well design, and drilling strategy.
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100% hair restored: Arthritis drug proves efficacy, some patients report hair regrowth in trial
International trials suggest targeting the immune response could reverse extensive hair loss caused by alopecia areata.
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In a first, scientists spot a table-tennis-like force hiding inside a focused laser beam
A trapped ion revealed that tightly focused light behaves in unexpected ways, exposing a subtle hidden quantum effect.
2 days ago
4D printing explained: How it differs from 3D printing and where it could go next
What if a 3D-printed object could reshape itself when its environment changed?
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US-backed antimony hub in Alaska takes major step toward 2027 production
The processing equipment should reach Alaska by early-September marking a major milestone for Nova Minerals.
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Plastic waste to be turned into sustainable jet fuel as Chinese pyrolysis tech scales up
A new industrial system will convert waste plastic into feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel.
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