This week, researchers published LIGO findings that hint at the existence of second-generation black holes. Astronomers captured a spectacular new image of the Milky Way across a wide range of radio wavelengths. And medical researchers report…
Category: Other Sciences
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Saturday Citations: Test flight of the X-59; a confounding quantum calculation; the universe is not simulated
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Thermal Batteries Power Clean Industrial Heat
For the last 12 weeks, California startup Rondo Energy has been operating what it’s calling the world’s largest thermal battery. Rondo’s system converts cheap renewable electricity into heat that can be discharged on demand into industrial…
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Advancing Magnetized Target Fusion by Solving an Inverse Problem with COMSOL Multiphysics
General Fusion’s Magnetized Target Fusion approach involves compressing a spherical tokamak plasma to achieve fusion conditions. This presentation will detail how the COMSOL Multiphysics® software was used in the LM26 fusion demonstration, which…
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Saturday Citations: Primate skull diversity; exploring matter-antimatter asymmetry; asthma clarified
Howdy, pards! This autumnal week brought a new challenge to last decade’s claim of a strong Yellowstone trophic cascade after the reintroduction of wolves. Evolutionary biologists propose that carrion-eating was a dependable nutritional strategy…
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Perception of fraud as a victimless offense can weaken police investigations, study shows
The perception among some police officers that fraud is a victimless offense can weaken investigations and the support given to those affected, a new study shows.
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Preserving the Amazon: A digital lifeline for the Biblioteca Amazónica
Three years ago, a fire broke out at the Biblioteca Amazónica in Iquitos, Peru, imperiling one of the world’s most important collections of primary sources on Amazonian history, culture, and politics.
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Adoption of open research practices exceeding expectations
A new analysis of open research practices suggests that researchers are increasingly motivated to share their data by factors beyond policy mandates, such as enhanced visibility, impact, and collaboration. The investigation by Taylor & Francis…
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Innovative Supercapacitor Materials From Waste
What do water bottles, eggs, hemp, and cement have in common? They can be engineered into strange, but functional, energy-storage devices called supercapacitors.
As their name suggests, supercapacitors are like capacitors with greater capacity….
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Why Jet Engines Could Power the AI Data Centers Boom
Data-center developers are running into a severe power bottleneck as they rush to build bigger facilities to capitalize on generative AI’s potential. Normally, they would power these centers by connecting to the grid or building a power plant…
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Intelligence Meets Energy: ADIPEC 2025 and the AI Revolution in the Energy Sector
This is a sponsored article brought to you by ADIPEC.
Returning to Abu Dhabi between 3 and 6 November, ADIPEC 2025 – the world’s largest energy event – aims to show how AI is turning ideas into real-world impact across the energy value chain…
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