The quest to generate cheap, clean, limitless power by fusing hydrogen atoms together has been underway since the end of World War Two. For 80 years, it has always been “just one breakthrough away.”
Tag: Science
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CISCO’S NEW CHIP IS DESIGNED TO MANAGE QUANTUM NETWORKS
Quantum computing is barely ready to go mainstream but, when it does, Cisco Systems is standing by. It joins Google, IBM, and Microsoft in offering a quantum chip ready to network.
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ANOTHER CHINESE BREAKTHROUGH IN EV BATTERIES
CATL, the Chinese company that makes a third of the world’s batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), has announced a collection of breakthroughs that could resolve most of the concerns that keep potential car buyers from switching to electric mobility.
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SIMPLE FUEL SWITCH SUPERCHARGES STEM CELLS
Embryos initially are made up of stem cells that can become any kind of specialized cells, from hair to heart, depending on biochemical signals and instructions from DNA.
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SCIENTISTS TAME ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE IN MICE
Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute say they’ve found a way to break up clots of amyloid peptides in the brain that are a signature of Alzheimer’s Disease.
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CHINA ADVANCES SAFER NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY THE U.S. ABANDONED IN THE 1950s
Chinese scientists have refueled a nuclear reactor without shutting it down, the first time the feat has been achieved.
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EXPERIMENT SHOWS A WAY TO GROW NEW HUMAN TEETH IN A LAB
Sharks and crocodiles are lucky—they can grow a new tooth any time they lose one.
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STARVING BEES SURVIVE ON HUMAN-MADE POLLEN SUBSTITUTE
As if bees didn’t have enough trouble already. The critters we count on to pollinate our fruits and other crops have been beset by lethal parasites, pesticide poisoning, and the persistent collapse of their colonies.
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TEXTURED TILES PROTECT COASTLINES, FOSTER MARINE LIFE
Levees and seawalls defend coastlines from storm waves, erosion, and rising tides but often the 10-foot-tall procession of concrete slabs destroys shoreline ecosystems and the marine life that depends on them.
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HACKERS’ NEXT TARGET: YOUR DNA
Newly emerging DNA sequencing techniques are creating customized medicines, diagnosing disease risks, and tracking infectious diseases.