Helion’s 150-million-degree plasma raises the stakes for fusion power by 2028
The prototype machine with 150 million o C indoors is not a power plant, but it marks the boundary: that…
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Particle Accelerators Could Turn Nuclear Waste Into Power and Shrink Its Danger Window
In the case of the most recalcitrant by-product of the nuclear industry, physics has never been the bottleneck. It has…
Barra’s blunt truth about plug-in hybrids exposes the policy math behind their “clean” label
A plug-in hybrid may appear to be an appearance of victory in the case of emissions on paper and an…
Virginia Drivers Convicted Above 100 MPH Face Car Speed Limiters
Virginia is moving speeding enforcement from tickets and suspensions into the vehicle itself. Beginning July 1, judges in the state…
Why Engineering Schools Are Rethinking AI, Ethics, and Human Judgment
Today, one ethics course simply isn’t sufficient for the engineer working with AI. It’s the blunt inlay of a broad…
Satellite Burn-Up Pollution Is Turning Space Growth Into Climate Engineering
Out of nowhere, satellites begin handling everyday tasks soon after, the sky begins to shift. Not planned. Just slow movement…
Deep Boreholes Gain Ground in the Nuclear Waste Debate
Can a small drilled hole be used to do something that the nuclear industry has been trying to do with…
Robot Kick Incident Sparks Global Push for High-Risk AI Oversight
It started with one jolting kick: a humanoid robot sent a man to the ground. Meant to be a demonstration…
Human Welfare, Not Degrees: The Data-Driven Pivot for COP30
The thermometer is not the measure of success in climate; it is the wellbeing of people. As COP30 convenes in…