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Physics

Ignition confirmed in a nuclear fusion experiment for the first time

A 2021 experiment achieved the landmark milestone of nuclear fusion ignition, which data analysis has now confirmed – but attempts to recreate it over the last year haven’t been able to reach ignition again

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Millimetre-wave beams could give us access to deep geothermal energy

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Millimetre-wave beams could give us access to deep geothermal energy

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W0MN5G This undated NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the galaxy IC 335 in front of a backdrop of distant galaxies. IC 335 is part of a galaxy group containing three other galaxies, and located in the Fornax Galaxy Cluster 60 million light-years away, December 30, 2014. As seen in this image, the disc of IC 335 appears edge-on from the vantage point of Earth. UPI/NASA

Space

Shredded dwarf galaxies may lack dark matter to hold them together

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Climate Activists Protest Congressional Baseball Game, Washington, d.c., United States - 28 Jul 2022

Environment

What does the Inflation Reduction Act mean for US carbon emissions?

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Photograph of a stencil-printed two-cell paper battery with a design that spells the name of the authors' research institution (Empa). The battery is running a liquid crystal display alarm clock. Credit: Alexandre Poulin.

Technology

Disposable paper battery is activated by a drop of tap water

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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures the chaotic activity atop a three-light-year-tall pillar of gas and dust that is being eaten away by the brilliant light from nearby bright stars in a tempestuous stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula.

Space

Two smart books probe multiverses, dark matter – and sexual politics

Culture

Air source heat pump installers

Environment

UK's slow heat pump efforts will take 600 years to meet 2050 target

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An image of the top PMT array, part of the Lux-Zeplin Lab in the Sanford Underground Research Facility.

Physics

World's most sensitive dark matter detector tested for the first time

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Environment

Nuclear power can help us reach net zero, but what is its true cost?

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Do we need nuclear power in the energy mix to stop climate change?

Environment

Do we need nuclear power in the energy mix to stop climate change?

Some say it is indispensable if we are serious about hitting net-zero emissions targets. Others insist it is unnecessary and unconscionable. Here is what you need to know about nuclear energy now

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Environment

UK expects to produce more electricity than it needs by 2030

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Technology

Device that stores liquid sunshine could one day power your phone

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Space

Why I'm choosing dark matter over dark energy - for now at least

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Technology

Solar panels that work at night produce enough power to charge a phone

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