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The Superconductor Sensation Has Fizzled, and That’s Fine
The rise and fall of LK-99 offers a lesson on how to consider technology’s role in urgently needed energy transitions
The rise and fall of LK-99 offers a lesson on how to consider technology’s role in urgently needed energy transitions
Hackers have already infiltrated electric vehicle chargers, usually for innocuous reasons, but bad actors could use that foothold to bring down the power grid
Nuclear fusion will scale up too late to avoid climatic catastrophe
Nuclear fusion won’t arrive in time to fix climate change, but it could be essential for our future energy needs
Here’s what’s next after the U.S. National Ignition Facility’s breakthrough on nuclear fusion last year
Top universities are finally bringing the excitement of the quantum future into the classroom
The Lucy spacecraft and its target asteroids show that the way that we name discoveries matters
We needs a permanent national nuclear waste disposal site now, before the spent nuclear fuel stored in 35 states becomes unsafe
Department of Energy researchers are partnering with battery manufacturers to help them find new ways to make cheap batteries that can store a lot of energy
Laser beams could be used to deflect lightning strikes from vulnerable places such as airports and wind farms
To realize the potential of biofuels, the industry needs to pay attention to how feedstock crops change soil carbon
Fusion devices for clean, safe, and affordable electricity and industrial heat are making advances and need a push
Fusion researchers at the U.S. National Ignition Facility created a reaction that made more energy than they put in
While international experts try to figure out what caused the ruptures in the Nord Stream pipeline, engineers have multiple options to try and fix it
A combination of rapid growth in battery storage and efforts to reduce power demand helped California avoid blackouts during an intense heat wave
The war in Ukraine shows the urgency of nuclear arms control
The technology could bring more renewable energy to the power grid
Engineers achieved “a year’s work in two weeks” to safely do so
As treaties end, Russia focuses on hypersonic weapons that could “tighten the noose” on current U.S. defenses
The RadSecure program aims to remove dangerous substances from medical facilities and other industries
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