For decades, scientists have wrestled with a complex mystery of physics: can a huge amount of energy, theoretically generated by turning a black hole, ever be applied by a human hand? If the societies of the future were somehow able to contain this magnificent feat, the power supply of distant …
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Scientists have set a new world record for high-temperature plasma, reaching ion temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius (180 million degrees Fahrenheit) for a 20-second period with a Korea Superconducting TalkMac Advanced Research (KSTAR) device. Known as Korea’s “artificial sun”, KSTAR uses magnetic fields to generate and stabilize ultra-hot plasma …
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Although Voyager probes left our solar system years ago, as they traveled through international space, they are still searching for cosmic rays exploding 23 billion kilometers (14 billion miles) away from our sun. A detailed analysis of recent data from both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 has now led to …
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One of the many problems we have with the spread of COVID-19 is the ability of the coronavirus to survive on the surface for hours at a time. When we can effectively clean hard materials or sterilize them with alcohol, what about more delicate surfaces like cardboard? Even in the …
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In November 2018, after the epic, after a 41-year journey, Voyager 2 finally crossed the line that marked the limits of the Sun’s influence and entered international space. But a little investigation mission is not yet complete – it is now sending home information about space outside the solar system. …
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