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Scientists Just Took a Giant Step Toward Scaling Up Nuclear Fusion

Scientists Just Took a Giant Step Toward Scaling Up Nuclear Fusion

A team of researchers at MIT think they may have lowered one of the major barriers to achieving large-scale nuclear fusion—taking us one step closer to making an abundant form of energy a reality. By harnessing the same processes that power stars, we would have access to a clean, safe, and practically limitless energy source. Scientists have built reactors to …

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College football on TV: Can Indiana and Missouri take the next step? – The Washington Post

College football on TV: Can Indiana and Missouri take the next step?  The Washington Post College football Week 7 live: Top plays from Ohio State-Illinois  ESPN College football scores, live updates: Week 7 schedule features Ohio State vs. Illinois in Big Ten showdown  CBS Sports College football games today: How to watch, stream Friday games in Week 7  USA Today College football Week 7: …

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Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Week 6: Rico Dowdle and Michael Carter step up

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Week 6: Rico Dowdle and Michael Carter step up

Week 5 is nearly in the books, giving us another run of the waiver wire as we approach the midpoint of the fantasy football regular season. As always, every player in this article is available in over half of Yahoo leagues… with one notable exception. ▶ Quarterback Sam Darnold, Seahawks Darnold is the highest-scoring quarterback available on waivers by a …

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EchoStar clears key regulatory step for spectrum sale to SpaceX

EchoStar clears key regulatory step for spectrum sale to SpaceX

TAMPA, Fla. — EchoStar said Oct. 3 it has met regulatory conditions needed to maintain rights to the global S-band spectrum it is selling to SpaceX in a deal worth more than $17 billion. The U.S.-based operator said the Lyra-4 satellite Rocket Lab launched in June has successfully operated in low Earth orbit for at least 90 days, satisfying a …

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FDA commissioner says TrumpRx is a “major step” toward making prescription medications affordable

FDA commissioner says TrumpRx is a “major step” toward making prescription medications affordable

The head of the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday praised a plan announced by the White House earlier this week that President Trump said is designed to lower the cost of prescription drugs, calling it a “major step” toward making medication more affordable for Americans. On Tuesday, the president announced that drug giant Pfizer had agreed to be part …

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Private mission study a step toward offering Orion as a service

Private mission study a step toward offering Orion as a service

SYDNEY — An agreement to study a private astronaut mission using an Orion spacecraft is one of the first steps by Lockheed Martin in its efforts to offer the spacecraft as a service. At the International Astronautical Congress here Sept. 30, Lockheed Martin announced an agreement with BioAstra, a nonprofit organization, to study flying a mission in Orion beyond Earth …

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A step toward diagnosing the flu with your tongue

A step toward diagnosing the flu with your tongue

Flu season is fast approaching in the northern hemisphere. And a taste-based influenza test could someday have you swapping nasal swabs for chewing gum. A new molecular sensor has been designed to release a thyme flavor when it encounters the influenza virus. Researchers reporting in ACS Central Science say that they plan to incorporate this type of low-tech sensor into …

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Black Ops 7 Multiplayer Avoids The CoD Fatigue, But Warzone Falls A Step Back

Black Ops 7 Multiplayer Avoids The CoD Fatigue, But Warzone Falls A Step Back

With Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Treyarch is going back-to-back with Black Ops releases. The new game brings a futuristic setting for multiplayer, the largest round-based Zombies map ever, and a new Resurgence map for Warzone called Haven’s Hollow. GameSpot went hands-on with Black Ops 7 during Call of Duty: Next, and while the jump into the future does …

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Spotify’s Daniel Ek announces that he’ll step aside as CEO : NPR

Spotify’s Daniel Ek announces that he’ll step aside as CEO : NPR

Daniel Ek, co-founder of Spotify, onstage in Los Angeles in November 2024. Ek announced that he would exit his role as Spotify’s CEO on January 1, 2026. Presley Ann/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Presley Ann/Getty Images Daniel Ek, who co-founded Spotify and has been the most visible face of the company as it has grown into the world’s biggest …

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