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Physics

Nuclear fusion reaction releases almost twice the energy put in

The US National Ignition Facility has achieved even higher energy yields since breaking even for the first time in 2022, but a practical fusion reactor is still a long way off.Read more

Chemistry

Old milk can be used to extract gold and other metals from e-waste

To extract valuable metals from discarded computer motherboards, researchers have developed a gold-absorbing material made from old milk.Read more

Physics

Einstein may be wrong about how mirrors travelling at light speed work

In 1905, Einstein discovered a paradox in the predicted behaviour of mirrors travelling at impossible speeds, but it may now have been resolved.Read more

Earth

Enormous underwater mountains discovered off west coast of Americas

An ocean research vessel has just discovered four underwater mountains, the tallest almost 3 kilometres high, that might be hotspots of deep-sea life.Read more

Space

SpaceX aims to let astronauts avoid a radio blackout during re-entry

When spacecraft re-enter Earth’s atmosphere, friction heats them up and creates a plasma sheath that stops communications – but SpaceX thinks its Starlink satellites could solve the problem.Read more

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