While sitting at the dining table recently, I was watching Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar. In one memorable scene, Cooper ...

A fun and educational experiment testing magnet fishing in a desert environment using magnetic slime. The content showcases creative ways to explore magnetism and hands-on science activities outdoors.

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Researchers have recreated the physics of extracting energy from a spinning black hole using a stationary device that ...

A black hole energy extraction experiment has brought one of astrophysics’ most remarkable predictions into the laboratory. Researchers created a stationary electronic device that amplifies ...

A U.S. national laboratory has achieved fusion ignition for the 11th time, extending a streak of milestones as researchers ...

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From pursuits of nuclear fusion to an attractive point source of accelerated protons for proton radiography. Protons ...

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China's "artificial sun" program has cleared one of its toughest engineering hurdles, with two fully domestically developed ...

A fusion company has made a few light bulbs glow by converting plasma straight into electricity for the very first time. The ...