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Princeton Plasma Physics Lab AI Tames Fusion Plasma’s Edge, Winning Prestigious 2025 Prize

Ritambhara K December 29, 2025 4:44 pm

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) scientists Seong-Moo Yang, SangKyeun Kim, and Ricardo Shousha have won the 2025 Kaul Foundation Prize for an AI system that tames fusion plasma’s unstable edge using 3D magnetic fields. Their work, tested on global tokamaks, is a crucial step toward making fusion power a reliable reality.

Lanzhou University Scientists ‘Bottle’ Sunlight to Produce Hydrogen On Demand in the Dark

Ritambhara K December 29, 2025 3:56 pm

Scientists at Lanzhou University have “bottled” sunlight using commercial chemicals, creating a liquid that produces hydrogen fuel on demand in total darkness. Their system, published in Advanced Materials, sets a new performance record and could enable the transport of solar energy as a stable liquid.

Nanjing Tech University Scientists Achieve 4.2% Efficiency with Novel Solar Flow Battery

Ritambhara K December 25, 2025 5:54 pm

Scientists at China’s Nanjing Tech University have built a solar redox flow battery that achieves 4.2% solar-to-electricity efficiency. The device, using an anthraquinone electrolyte and a triple-junction solar cell, combines energy capture and storage in a single, scalable unit.

POSTECH Researchers Use Magnets to Tame Lithium, Creating a Safer, High-Capacity “Dream Battery”

Ritambhara K December 25, 2025 5:32 pm

POSTECH researchers led by Professor Won Bae Kim have created a safer, high-capacity battery using magnets. Their “magneto-conversion” strategy controls lithium flow, prevents dangerous dendrites, and achieves four times the capacity of standard graphite anodes, as published in Energy & Environmental Science.

Rolls-Royce tests world’s first high-speed marine engine powered by methanol

Modern Mechanics 24 Multimedia Desk December 22, 2025 11:19 pm

Rolls-Royce has successfully tested the world’s first high-speed marine engine powered exclusively by methanol. Together with their partners in the

Rolls-Royce tests world’s first high-speed marine engine powered by methanol

Modern Mechanics 24 Multimedia Desk December 22, 2025 11:10 pm

Rolls-Royce has successfully tested the world’s first high-speed marine engine powered exclusively by methanol. Together with their partners in the

An illustration of TAE Technologies' compact fusion reactor design using hydrogen-boron fuel and magnetic confinement.

Trump Media Announces $6 Billion Merger With Fusion Pioneer TAE Technologies

Ritambhara K December 22, 2025 5:10 pm

Trump Media & Technology Group will merge with fusion energy leader TAE Technologies in a $6 billion deal. The new entity, led by co-CEOs Devin Nunes and Michl Binderbauer, aims to build the world’s first utility-scale fusion power plant by 2026.

The new SAIC MG4 electric hatchback, the first mass-produced car in the world featuring a semi-solid-state battery pack.

SAIC MG Launches World’s First Mass-Produced EV with a Semi-Solid-State Battery for Under $15,000

Ritambhara K December 21, 2025 7:23 pm

SAIC MG is delivering the MG4, the world’s first mass-produced EV with a semi-solid-state battery. Starting under $15,000, this model features a safer battery that survived penetration tests with no fire or explosion, marking a major leap in affordable EV technology.

Artistic rendering of an ultra-short attosecond light pulse illuminating electron clouds around an atom.

ICFO Scientists Shatter Record with World’s Shortest 19.2-Attosecond Light Pulse

Ritambhara K December 20, 2025 9:35 pm

A team at ICFO in Barcelona, led by ICREA Prof. Jens Biegert, has generated a 19.2-attosecond soft X-ray pulse—the shortest light flash ever measured. This record-breaking pulse creates an unparalleled tool for filming electron dynamics in real time.

Chinese-Russian Nuclear Project Reaches Key Milestone as Xudabao Unit 3 Completes Cold Testing

Ritambhara K December 18, 2025 4:29 pm

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have shattered a century-old temperature limit with a motionless heat pump that hits 270°C. Led by Professor Luo Ercang, the breakthrough could let sunlight or waste heat power metal smelting, slashing industrial carbon emissions and energy costs.

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Princeton Plasma Physics Lab AI Tames Fusion Plasma’s Edge, Winning Prestigious 2025 Prize

Lanzhou University Scientists ‘Bottle’ Sunlight to Produce Hydrogen On Demand in the Dark

Nanjing Tech University Scientists Achieve 4.2% Efficiency with Novel Solar Flow Battery

POSTECH Researchers Use Magnets to Tame Lithium, Creating a Safer, High-Capacity “Dream Battery”

Rolls-Royce tests world’s first high-speed marine engine powered by methanol

Rolls-Royce tests world’s first high-speed marine engine powered by methanol

Trump Media Announces $6 Billion Merger With Fusion Pioneer TAE Technologies

SAIC MG Launches World’s First Mass-Produced EV with a Semi-Solid-State Battery for Under $15,000

ICFO Scientists Shatter Record with World’s Shortest 19.2-Attosecond Light Pulse

Chinese-Russian Nuclear Project Reaches Key Milestone as Xudabao Unit 3 Completes Cold Testing

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