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Achieving nuclear fusion would be building on the shoulders of giants

Physics

Achieving nuclear fusion would be building on the shoulders of giants

It took generations of work by engineers and scientists to reach this month’s nuclear fusion milestone, but there are big challenges ahead, says Matthew Sparkes

Comment

Dark dunes surrounding Mars's northern polar cap

Space

Mars has enough wind to power bases near the poles all year round

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Nuclear power plant

Technology

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

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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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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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National Ignition Facility

Physics

Nuclear fusion researchers have achieved historic energy milestone

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Plym to Pamlico review: Nuclear test veterans find poignant voice

Humans

Plym to Pamlico review: Nuclear test veterans find poignant voice

Culture

TOKA robot checking a missile silo

Technology

Crawling robots will survey ageing US nuclear missile silos

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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?

Most wind turbines are made from a mix of materials, making them hard to recycle – but wood could offer a more sustainable alternative

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Technology

Ukraine's nuclear plants face uncertain future after Russian attacks

Analysis

Physics

Nuclear fusion reactions create unexpectedly high-energy particles

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Environment

Does the UK need new nuclear plants like Sizewell C to reach net zero?

Analysis

Technology

Why the US military could replace spy satellites with solar planes

Analysis

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