It’s not often that a publisher pitches a comic by asking, “What if George Lucas and Quentin Tarantino f@#&ed and had a baby?” That’s one reason we’ve got our eye on Galactic, a new sci-fi series from DSTLRY that’s billed as being a perfect fit for fans of both Star Wars and adults-only indie comics like Saga and Sex Criminals. …
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Scientists at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility are investigating a different approach to tokamak operation that has yielded promising results for the design of future fusion power plants. Recent experiments have demonstrated that a plasma configuration known as “negative triangularity” can achieve the high-performance conditions necessary for sustained fusion energy, while also addressing a critical challenge related to heat management …
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Materials Potassium carbonate (K2CO3, 99%) was purchased from Thermo Fisher Scientific. K2CO3 was kept in a Napco 5831 vacuum oven at 120 °C for at least 24 h to eliminate the residual water. Deuterium oxide (D2O, 99.9%) was purchased from Cambridge Isotope Laboratories and used as received. Iridium wire (0.5 mm, 99.95%) was obtained from Taobao. Ag/AgCl reference electrodes (CHI111) were purchased from …
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Scientists in the United States are developing a method to recycle nuclear waste to make tritium – a rare version of hydrogen which serves as one of the main fuels in nuclear fusion. Nuclear fusion is a process that fuses two atoms together to release heat which can turn generators. The generators will ensure a supply of large amounts of …
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IN A NUTSHELL 🌍 Helion Energy starts construction of the world’s first nuclear fusion plant in Washington, aiming for clean and low-cost electricity. 🔌 The Orion project will connect to Washington’s primary power networks, supplying energy to Microsoft data centers. 💡 Backed by Sam Altman and SoftBank, Helion’s Polaris prototype advances the pursuit of sustainable fusion energy. 🌱 The initiative …
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Why are some of us so compelled to stare at unsettling photos and videos of things that we’d prefer not to see in real life? A bloody scene from Grey’s Anatomy, or a putrid peek at Dr. Pimple Popper squeezing pus-filled blemishes. It’s like we can’t help ourselves, even if our stomachs are churning. Some scientists believe it’s because viewing …
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Fusion Scientists Reach Historic Milestone With Magnet Strong Enough to Lift a Warship—Clearing the Path to Final ITER Assembly Energy Reporters Source link
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