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Virgin Galactic's new Delta class space plane could fly as soon as fall 2026

The company is also looking at using its mothership aircraft that releases spacecraft at high altitude as a carrier platform for other customers.

Space

How Britain got its first internet connection – by the late pioneer who created the first password on the internet

British computer scientist and Internet Hall of Fame inductee Peter Kirstein died in January 2020 at the age of 86, after a nearly 50-year career at UCL. A few years before he died, he was commissioned by then Conversation technology editor Michael Parker (now director of operations) to write an…

The Conversation

Nuclear fusion could one day be a viable clean energy source – but big engineering challenges stand in the way

The way scientists think about fusion changed forever in 2022, when what some called the experiment of the century demonstrated for the first time that fusion can be a viable source of clean energy.

The Conversation

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American lab is developing a BAT laser that could enable 'beyond EUV' lithography, provide 10X power efficiency boost

Petawatt-class thulium lasers could replace CO2 lasers in lithography machines down the road.

Tom’s Hardware

Takeaways from the AP's reporting on nuclear bunkers

Global security leaders are warning nuclear threats are growing as weapons spending has surged to $91.4 billion last year

The Independent UK

Nuclear bunker sales increase, despite expert warnings they won’t protect you

Global security leaders are warning nuclear threats are growing as weapons spending surged to $91.4 billion last year

The Independent UK

First Thing: Pence would be Trump’s ‘best witness’ in election conspiracy trial, attorney says

John Lauro says indictment is full of holes and that Mike Pence could help former boss fight off 2020 election conspiracy charges. Plus, is racism at heart of US failure to tackle deadly heatwaves?

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AMD's Instinct MI300 Moves Into El Capitan Installation

AMD's Instinct MI300 is ready for the El Capitan supercomputer. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has begu installing hardware.

Tom’s Hardware

Nuclear fusion breakthrough: Decades of research are still needed before fusion can be used as clean energy

The U.S. Department of Energy reported a major scientific breakthrough in nuclear fusion science in December 2022. For the first time, more energy was released from a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it.

The Conversation

POINT: Nuclear fusion is the energy source of the future

Last month, nuclear fusion topped headlines around the world when scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California announced an essential milestone in developing this nascent technology. They achieved “ignition,” meaning more energy came out of a reaction than was needed to make the reaction happen in the first place.…

Tribune News Service

The worst Tom Cruise sci-fi movie on Netflix reveals a possible path to nuclear fusion, physicists say

'Oblivion's idea of turning seawater to energy might not be a dumb idea after all, experts say.

Inverse

Forget the naysayers — fusion energy will change the world

An advance in energy production scientists have been chasing for decades was achieved on Dec. 5.

Chicago Sun-Times

Commentary: Fusion skepticism follows a century of genius, fraud and hype

This week government scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory achieved a long-sought milestone in developing clean fusion energy. For the first time, the amount of energy produced by a fusion reaction exceeded the energy required to produce it.

Tribune News Service

Nuclear fusion may still be decades away, but the latest breakthrough could speed up its development

Nuclear fusion holds huge promise as a source of clean, abundant energy that could power the world.

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The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: Why the nuclear fusion breakthrough doesn’t mean we’re in energy utopia

In today’s newsletter: US scientists this week announced progress on a potentially revolutionary source of renewable energy. But there’s still a way to go

The Conversation

Why fusion ignition is being hailed as a major breakthrough in fusion – a nuclear physicist explains

American scientists have announced what they have called a major breakthrough in a long-elusive goal of creating energy from nuclear fusion.

The Guardian - UK

US scientists confirm ‘major breakthrough’ in nuclear fusion

Successful experiment could pave way for abundant clean energy in future, but major hurdles remain

Evening Standard

Scientists announce breakthrough in nuclear fusion that could mean ‘near-limitless clean energy’

Scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California announced they have achieved the “Holy Grail” of producing more energy from a fusion reaction than it took to trigger it

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US scientists just announced a major nuclear fusion breakthrough that could be 'one of the most impressive scientific feats of the 21st century’

Scientists at a federal laboratory have reached a critical milestone on the path toward viable nuclear fusion.

The Guardian - UK

What is nuclear fusion and what have scientists achieved?

After 70 years of research, experts in California have for the first time proven ignition is possible

Daily Mirror

Scientists reveal 'holy grail' breakthrough to create 'limitless clean energy'

Scientists at a lab in California, US, managed to achieve a historic 'net energy gain' from a fusion reaction, an important step towards using the technology to create waste free renewable energy

France 24

Energy: US scientists announce historic nuclear fusion breakthrough

The US Department of Energy announced Tuesday that its researchers have achieved a "major scientific breakthrough" regarding nuclear fusion, a technology seen as a possible revolutionary alternative power source.

The Guardian - AU

Tech coalition aiming to create Australian high-powered laser industry with nuclear fusion ambitions

Proponents say lasers can be used to generate energy but others say fusion power unlikely to ‘save us from climate change’

WEKU

U.S. reaches a fusion power milestone. Will it be enough to save the planet?

A giant laser facility in Livermore, Calif., says it has created net energy from nuclear fusion. It's an important breakthrough, but fusion power remains a distant dream.

The Independent UK

US scientists set to announce fusion energy breakthrough

Scientists Tuesday are expected to announce a major advance in the long-running quest to harness fusion, the energy that powers the sun and stars

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