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Mayonnaise Plays Unexpected Role in Understanding Nuclear Fusion Dynamics
Researchers at Lehigh University are investigating how mayonnaise can aid in understanding material behaviours during nuclear fusion experiments. By simulating the conditions in which fuel capsules melt and transition from elastic to plastic states, they hope to gain insights that can improve fusion reactions.
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Unveils New Insights into Solar Heating Mystery
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has delivered groundbreaking insights into one of the sun's most perplexing mysteries: why its outer atmosphere, or corona, is significantly hotter than its surface. This phenomenon, known as the "coronal heating mystery," has puzzled scientists for decades. The Parker Solar Probe, which is the fastest human-made object, h...
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Can Mayonnaise Help Stabilise Nuclear Fusion? New Study Shows Surprising Results
Mayonnaise continues to help researchers better understand the physics behind nuclear fusion.
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Korean Fusion Reactor 'Artificial Sun' Sets Record For Sustaining Plasma At 100 Million Degree Celsius
This temperature is seven times that of the Sun's core, which is 15 million degrees Celsius.
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India, Russia In Talks To Develop "World's Most Powerful Fusion Reactor"
India and Russia are in discussions to collaborate on a range of activities including research on controlled thermonuclear fusion and joint development of the transit potential of the Northern Sea route.
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Record-Shattering 'Failed Star' Uncovered By James Webb Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope has identified the new record-holder: a tiny, free-floating brown dwarf with only three to four times the mass of Jupiter.
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UK To Build World's Most Powerful Laser: "Million, Billion, Billion Times Brighter Than Sun"
The project is due to be completed by 2029 and is expected to create a range of new jobs for scientists.
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Scientists Produce Fusion Reaction With Net Gain In Energy. What It Means
The lab accomplished a fusion ignition breakthrough at its National Ignition Facility that delivered a higher yield than a previous breakthrough.
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Nuclear Fusion May Still Be Decades Away, but the Latest Breakthrough Could Speed Up Its Development
Nuclear fusion promises the ability to create abundant, clean energy, and researchers have been working towards the process of developing the technology required to harness the power of nuclear fusion for decades. Here's everything you need to know about how close we are to producing energy from fusion that can power people’s homes.
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Nuclear Fusion Success Achieved, "Could Revolutionise The World": 5 Facts
Scientists in the US today achieved a nuclear fusion breakthrough that could one day provide a cheap source of electricity. Researchers have been working for decades to develop nuclear fusion, the process that powers the sun and stars.
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Historic Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough Announced. Here's What It Means
US researchers announced a historic nuclear fusion breakthrough on Tuesday that could pave the way for alternative clean energy sources.
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How US' "Fusion Energy Breakthrough" Boosts Hope Of Clean Power: 5 Points
US scientists have reportedly carried out the first nuclear fusion experiment to achieve a net energy gain, touted as a ''major breakthrough'', according to Financial Times.
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US Teases "Major Scientific Breakthrough" Amid Reports Of Fusion Energy
The US Department of Energy said Sunday it would announce a "major scientific breakthrough" this week, after media reported a federal laboratory had recently achieved a major milestone in nuclear fusion research.
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California Team Achieved First Self-Sustaining Fusion Reaction, Fail to Replicate It
Last year in August, a group of scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California conducted a landmark experiment that yielded more than 1.3 megajoules of energy. It was confirmed to be a nuclear fusion reaction that was energetic enough to sustain itself. However, since that day, the team has been busy conducting a series of e...
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China Successfully Tests 'Artificial Sun' to Harness Clean Energy by 2040, 5 Times More Powerful Than Real Sun
China is experimenting with an “artificial sun,” dubbed Experiential Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), to make way for clean energy in the future. The device setup is a fusion reactor which ran successfully for almost 20 minutes at a stunning 70 million degrees Celsius in a recent test. The machine strives to utilise the power of nuclear...
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Mayonnaise Plays Unexpected Role in Understanding Nuclear Fusion Dynamics
Researchers at Lehigh University are investigating how mayonnaise can aid in understanding material behaviours during nuclear fusion experiments. By simulating the conditions in which fuel capsules melt and transition from elastic to plastic states, they hope to gain insights that can improve fusion reactions.
-
NASA's Parker Solar Probe Unveils New Insights into Solar Heating Mystery
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has delivered groundbreaking insights into one of the sun's most perplexing mysteries: why its outer atmosphere, or corona, is significantly hotter than its surface. This phenomenon, known as the "coronal heating mystery," has puzzled scientists for decades. The Parker Solar Probe, which is the fastest human-made object, h...
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Can Mayonnaise Help Stabilise Nuclear Fusion? New Study Shows Surprising Results
Mayonnaise continues to help researchers better understand the physics behind nuclear fusion.
-
Korean Fusion Reactor 'Artificial Sun' Sets Record For Sustaining Plasma At 100 Million Degree Celsius
This temperature is seven times that of the Sun's core, which is 15 million degrees Celsius.
-
India, Russia In Talks To Develop "World's Most Powerful Fusion Reactor"
India and Russia are in discussions to collaborate on a range of activities including research on controlled thermonuclear fusion and joint development of the transit potential of the Northern Sea route.
-
Record-Shattering 'Failed Star' Uncovered By James Webb Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope has identified the new record-holder: a tiny, free-floating brown dwarf with only three to four times the mass of Jupiter.
-
UK To Build World's Most Powerful Laser: "Million, Billion, Billion Times Brighter Than Sun"
The project is due to be completed by 2029 and is expected to create a range of new jobs for scientists.
-
Scientists Produce Fusion Reaction With Net Gain In Energy. What It Means
The lab accomplished a fusion ignition breakthrough at its National Ignition Facility that delivered a higher yield than a previous breakthrough.
-
Nuclear Fusion May Still Be Decades Away, but the Latest Breakthrough Could Speed Up Its Development
Nuclear fusion promises the ability to create abundant, clean energy, and researchers have been working towards the process of developing the technology required to harness the power of nuclear fusion for decades. Here's everything you need to know about how close we are to producing energy from fusion that can power people’s homes.
-
Nuclear Fusion Success Achieved, "Could Revolutionise The World": 5 Facts
Scientists in the US today achieved a nuclear fusion breakthrough that could one day provide a cheap source of electricity. Researchers have been working for decades to develop nuclear fusion, the process that powers the sun and stars.
-
Historic Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough Announced. Here's What It Means
US researchers announced a historic nuclear fusion breakthrough on Tuesday that could pave the way for alternative clean energy sources.
-
How US' "Fusion Energy Breakthrough" Boosts Hope Of Clean Power: 5 Points
US scientists have reportedly carried out the first nuclear fusion experiment to achieve a net energy gain, touted as a ''major breakthrough'', according to Financial Times.
-
US Teases "Major Scientific Breakthrough" Amid Reports Of Fusion Energy
The US Department of Energy said Sunday it would announce a "major scientific breakthrough" this week, after media reported a federal laboratory had recently achieved a major milestone in nuclear fusion research.
-
California Team Achieved First Self-Sustaining Fusion Reaction, Fail to Replicate It
Last year in August, a group of scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California conducted a landmark experiment that yielded more than 1.3 megajoules of energy. It was confirmed to be a nuclear fusion reaction that was energetic enough to sustain itself. However, since that day, the team has been busy conducting a series of e...
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China Successfully Tests 'Artificial Sun' to Harness Clean Energy by 2040, 5 Times More Powerful Than Real Sun
China is experimenting with an “artificial sun,” dubbed Experiential Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), to make way for clean energy in the future. The device setup is a fusion reactor which ran successfully for almost 20 minutes at a stunning 70 million degrees Celsius in a recent test. The machine strives to utilise the power of nuclear...
