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World’s most advanced light show with 10,000 drones to redefine entertainment in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi is launching the world's largest drone light show, featuring 10,000 drones. This initiative will combine cultural storytelling with advanced technology to create immersive experiences across iconic locations in the emirate. The Department of Culture and Tourism has partnered with Nova Sky Stories and Analog to deliver synchronized drone performances. This project aims to showcase Abu Dhabi's heritage and...

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New computer code could lead to simpler, less costly stellarators for fusion power

A new computer code called QUADCOIL could accelerate stellarator fusion reactor design by quickly evaluating magnet complexity. The code helps scientists balance plasma physics requirements with engineering feasibility,...

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Solar and wind beat coal in the US for the first time

Despite opposition, market forces drove wind and solar to outproduce coal in US electricity generation for the first time in 2024, with solar growing fastest and becoming the cheapest power source in most areas, while wind...

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Parenthood may help the brain stay young

A study of nearly 38,000 adults found that having more children is associated with increased synchronization between certain brain regions. This effect was observed in both male and female parents, suggesting it results from...

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47 dinosaur footprints dating back to 200 million years ago found in Australia

A Queensland schoolyard boulder contains 66 fossilized dinosaur footprints from 47 small plant-eating dinosaurs, dating back 200 million years. This discovery provides an unprecedented snapshot of Early Jurassic dinosaur activity...

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Vertical lift electric helicopters to get a boost with US firm’s new 7,000 RPM engine

MagniX's new HeliStorm electric engines for helicopters provide a lightweight alternative to turbines, with the first model delivering 330kW peak power and weighing 75 kg, suitable for various rotorcraft and potentially extending...

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Nuclear power explored to forge clean steel in Europe with 200 MWe small reactors

Newcleo and Danieli have partnered to develop green steel production using nuclear energy from lead-cooled fast reactors. The collaboration aims to integrate Newcleo's 200 MWe small modular reactor technology with Danieli's...

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100 kW plasma reactor powers Swedish startup to produce high-purity silicon output

Green14, a Swedish startup, aims to produce high-purity silicon and silane using innovative hydrogen plasma technology. The company's 100 kW pilot reactor is expected to achieve stable production of 5 kg/h by year-end,...

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World’s first steam-powered piston system sparks nuclear fusion plasma in Canada

General Fusion's Lawson Machine 26 prototype successfully created plasma in a steam-driven fusion reactor using magnetized target fusion, marking a significant step towards developing commercial fusion power plants capable of...

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A quantum computing milestone is immediately challenged by a supercomputer

A quantum annealing processor has reportedly solved a complex materials science problem in minutes, while a classical supercomputer would take millions of years. However, another research group claims to have solved a subset of...

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Artificial muscles for robots brought closer to reality with 3D-printed actuators

Researchers have developed a 3D printing method for creating soft actuators that mimic muscle function. These dielectric elastic actuators use interlocking layers of conductive and non-conductive silicone materials, contracting...

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Chinese scientists ‘squeeze’ metals to atomic scale in groundbreaking method

Chinese scientists developed a "vdW squeezing" method to produce ultra-thin 2D metals at atomic-scale thickness. The technique creates stable, highly conductive metal sheets just 2-3 atoms thick, overcoming previous challenges in...

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This startup just hit a big milestone for green steel production

Boston Metal successfully produced over a ton of steel using its largest electric reactor yet, marking progress towards commercializing emission-free steelmaking. The company's molten oxide electrolysis process could...

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94% plastic recycled in 4 hours: Scientists develop new method powered by air moisture

A new recycling method breaks down PET plastic using moisture from air, converting 94% into valuable monomers within 4 hours. This sustainable technique offers a promising path towards a circular economy for plastics, avoiding...

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Cheap and environmentally friendly -- the next generation LEDs may soon be here

Researchers discovered that using copper, aluminum, or nickel instead of gold in perovskite LEDs could improve environmental impact, while extending their lifespan to 10,000 hours is essential for commercial viability as a...

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Scientists discover smart way to generate energy with tiny beads

Researchers have discovered a new method to generate electricity using small plastic beads through triboelectrification. By placing beads close together, they produce more electricity than usual, with melamine-formaldehyde beads...

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Chinese scientists use amino acids to extract 99.99% lithium from old batteries

Chinese scientists have developed a revolutionary method to recycle lithium-ion batteries using amino acids and micro batteries. The process extracts 99.99% of lithium and over 90% of other valuable metals in 15 minutes, without...

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Breakthrough study reveals how UV light alters complex molecules

Scientists used advanced X-ray techniques to observe rapid structural changes in 2-thiouracil, a DNA-related compound, when exposed to UV light, revealing how it becomes highly reactive and potentially explaining drug mechanisms...

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Geothermal could power nearly all new data centers through 2030

Advanced geothermal power could meet up to two-thirds of new data center demand by 2030, potentially increasing U.S. geothermal capacity from 4 to 16 gigawatts, with Phoenix alone potentially adding 3.8 gigawatts without...

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Four tiny planets found orbiting one of our nearest stars

Four tiny planets, each about 20-30% of Earth's mass, have been discovered orbiting Barnard's Star, the second-nearest star system to Earth. The planets orbit their star in just days, likely making them too hot for life, but the...

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NIST Selects HQC as Fifth Algorithm for Post-Quantum Encryption

NIST has selected HQC as a backup encryption algorithm to protect against future quantum computer attacks, supplementing the primary ML-KEM algorithm standardized last year. This provides a second line of defense for general...

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China’s humanoid robot gets butler brain to make toast, coffee, serve drinks

AgiBot's new GO-1 AI model enhances humanoid robots' ability to perform real-world tasks by processing vast image and video data. The system uses vision-language models and a novel framework to improve scene understanding, action...

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Tiny drops, big charge: water movement creates 10x more energy than expected

Water moving across surfaces can generate electrical charges up to 4.1 nanocoulombs, ten times higher than previously believed, with potential safety implications for renewable fuel systems, according to a recent study examining...

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New drone-destroying laser weapon with 1-mile-range tested for Turkey’s ‘Steel Dome’

Turkey has tested the GÖKBERK mobile anti-drone system, using lasers and electronic warfare to detect and destroy drones. It can eliminate quadcopters at 0.93 miles and fixed-wing drones at 0.75 miles, melting 6 mm steel at 0.37...

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