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Focused Energy Secures $240M Series A for Laser Fusion Development

Fusion startup Focused Energy has closed a $240 million Series A round to accelerate development of its laser-powered fusion technology. The investment represents a significant bet on inertial confinement fusion as a pathway to commercial fusion power. Laser-based fusion, also known as inertial confinement fusion, uses high-powered lasers to compress

Astronomers Detect First Evidence of Magnetic Fields on Exoplanets Through Violent Hot Jupiter Winds

Astronomers have discovered what appears to be the first evidence of magnetic fields on exoplanets, using observations of violent winds on hot Jupiters—gas giant planets that orbit searingly close to their host stars. The team analyzed atmospheric data from these ultrahot worlds and detected winds traveling at speeds exceeding

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Pacific Fusion Achieves 440 GW Fusion Burst in 80 Nanoseconds

Pacific Fusion has achieved a notable milestone in the pursuit of practical fusion energy. The company's latest sub-scale prototype delivered an impressive 440 gigawatts of power in an extremely brief 80-nanosecond burst. The achievement represents a substantial step forward for the startup, which is working toward building a

New Catalyst Could Turn Industrial Waste Heat into Clean Hydrogen Fuel

A research team at the University of Birmingham has developed a perovskite-based catalyst that could make hydrogen production significantly cheaper and more accessible. The new material splits water into hydrogen and oxygen at temperatures far lower than conventional methods, opening the door to capturing waste heat from industrial processes. Traditional

Researchers Develop First Fully Integrated Light-Based Processing Chip

A New Approach to Light-Based Computing Researchers have developed a tiny chip that can generate, manipulate, and read light-based information all within a single device. This advancement, reported in a recent study, marks a significant step toward practical optical computing systems. How It Works The chip uses atomically thin materials

Quantum Metasurface Design Enhances Terahertz Detector Efficiency

Detecting terahertz (THz) radiation has long been challenging due to a technology gap in this portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. Researchers have now developed a compact quantum detector that could make THz radiation much easier to detect. The key innovation lies in a specially designed metasurface that funnels incoming terahertz

Researchers Achieve Breakthrough in 3D Silicon Chip Stacking to Extend Moore's Law

As traditional chip miniaturization approaches fundamental physical limits, researchers have demonstrated a new approach to maintaining Moore's Law's trajectory by building upward rather than shrinking outward. The breakthrough centers on ultra-thin silicon membranes and low-temperature manufacturing techniques that solve a long-standing problem: previously, heat from manufacturing