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nuclear technology

Plasma in the original MAST tokamak

Physics

UK's spherical nuclear fusion reactor tests new heat-reducing exhaust

Researchers have successfully tested a new £55 million nuclear fusion machine in the UK which could help tackle problems caused by the super high temperatures involved in fusion reactions

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woman texting

Mind

People easily distracted by their phones perform worse on memory tests

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Water storage tanks

Environment

Should Japan dump radioactive water from Fukushima into the ocean?

Analysis

Feels Good Man review: Reclaiming Pepe the Frog from the alt-right

Technology

Feels Good Man review: Reclaiming Pepe the Frog from the alt-right

Culture

How a rural Mexican village built its own phone network

Technology

How a rural Mexican village built its own phone network

Culture

Feng Zhang interview: CRISPR can fight covid-19 and climate change

Technology

Feng Zhang interview: CRISPR can fight covid-19 and climate change

Features

Will robots and AI take our jobs in covid-19’s socially distanced era?

Technology

Will robots and AI take our jobs in covid-19’s socially distanced era?

Features

How drones are waging a stealth war on the way we think about society

Technology

How drones are waging a stealth war on the way we think about society

Culture

Superstrong sea sponge could help build better spacecraft

Life

Superstrong sea sponge could help build better spacecraft

Regulars

Safe, extra long-life nuclear batteries could soon be a reality

Technology

Safe, extra long-life nuclear batteries could soon be a reality

An upgrade on the tech that powers spacecraft across the cosmos could soon be used to create incredibly long-lasting batteries back on Earth

Features

Space

NASA to film an Estée Lauder ad in space as the ISS opens for business

Insight

Humans

The way you walk may soon be used by authorities to identify you

Features

Physics

Slimy ships could slip through water more efficiently to save energy

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Technology

Self-cooling microchips could make your smartphone more efficient

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