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Technology

Biggest science news stories of 2022 as chosen by 51¶¯Âþ

Nuclear fusion, infectious diseases and an incredible new space telescope were ongoing stories in 2022, but what were some of the other big scientific developments, discoveries and events of the year?

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WALTER TOSTO COMPANY REPORT https://www.flickr.com/photos/fusionforenergy/52231537313/ Final assembly of Europe's sector 4 of the ITER Vacuum Vessel, Walter Tosto, Italy, May 2022.

Physics

Unlimited energy from fusion became a more feasible prospect in 2022

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TOPSHOT - Ukrainian Emergency Ministry rescuers attend an exercise in the city of Zaporizhzhia on August 17, 2022, in case of a possible nuclear incident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant located near the city. - Ukraine remains deeply scarred by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe, when a Soviet-era reactor exploded and streamed radiation into the atmosphere in the country's north. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine was occupied in the early days of the war and it has remained in Russian hands ever since. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Environment

Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine started a new kind of nuclear war

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National Ignition Facility

Physics

Nuclear fusion researchers have achieved historic energy milestone

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NIF Livermore July 2008 https://lasers.llnl.gov/media/photo-gallery?id=nif-1209-18050

Physics

Nuclear fusion: Has there been a breakthrough and what will it mean?

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Sections of a timber wind turbine tower under construction

Environment

Should we build wind turbines from wood?

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The Zephyr solar plane made by Airbus

Technology

Why the US military could replace spy satellites with solar planes

Analysis

Banning solar plants on farmland in England would be a grave error

Environment

Banning solar plants on farmland in England would be a grave error

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https://ccfe.ukaea.uk/resources/#gallery JET tokamak

Technology

Despite decades of hype, there is now real hope of progress in fusion

Leader

Hydrogen heating

Environment

Heating homes with hydrogen is bad for both your wallet and the planet

A review of studies looking at heating homes with hydrogen has found that high cost and poor energy efficiency means the gas isn't a viable solution, despite many governments pushing ahead with the idea

Analysis

Physics

Korean nuclear fusion reactor achieves 100 million°C for 30 seconds

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Environment

Hydrogen produced from air could provide low-carbon fuel in deserts

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Technology

Floating artificial leaf converts energy from sunlight into fuel

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Society

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant 'not designed to withstand fighting'

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