2+ hour, 9+ min ago   (456+ words) The compact stellarator combines planar coils with continuous plasma exhaust. Fusion power company Thea Energy has detailed a fusion power plant designed to continuously supply approximately 400 megawatts of electricity to the grid. The New Jersey-based company unveiled the Helios architecture…...

3+ hour, 31+ min ago   (474+ words) The world’s brightest synchrotron X‑ray source has completed its recent upgrade, and now delivers the brightness of its X-ray beams 500‑fold, enabling researchers to more precisely image atomic structures and track defect formation in real time....

11+ hour, 7+ min ago   (499+ words) A new ORNL algorithm helps utilities find urban sites for power projects by weighing grid needs alongside zoning and local priorities. Cities trying to add large power plants or battery storage facilities face a problem beyond grid capacity: finding a…...

11+ hour, 16+ min ago   (548+ words) The latest ARAV-B flight adds another successful mission to a target family designed to reproduce changing missile threats. Kratos has flown its ARAV-B ballistic missile target during a multinational missile defense exercise around Hawaii. The target launched August 6 from the…...

12+ hour, 5+ min ago   (482+ words) Covenant is preparing a 105,000-square-foot Texas facility to build Anthem at a planned rate of 5,000 missiles annually. Covenant has emerged from stealth with Anthem, a long-range strike weapon designed around a problem facing the US military: producing enough missiles for…...

13+ hour, 38+ min ago   (565+ words) Hualong One 2.0 cuts plant complexity while extending accident resilience and raising automation for China’s nuclear fleet. China has unveiled Hualong One 2.0, an upgraded Gen-III+ nuclear power technology designed to improve reactor safety while reducing construction complexity, equipment requirements, and operating…...

16+ hour, 16+ min ago   (638+ words) Apple has entered the foldable phone market with iPhone Duo, combining its largest-ever iPhone display with the A20 Pro chip. Apple has entered the foldable smartphone market with the iPhone Duo, a $1,999 device that opens into the company’s largest iPhone display…...

17+ hour, 49+ min ago   (132+ words) Interesting Engineering The vehicle features BMW’s Panoramic iDrive and Operating System X. One of the world’s leading premium carmakers, BMW, has started testing its new 443-horsepower (hp) M350 xDrive in southern France ahead of its official debut in the second half…...

20+ hour, 19+ min ago   (229+ words) The new technology is being leveraged to overcome obstacles and facilitate the safe passage of follow-on forces. “A breaching mission can be executed most effectively with truly autonomous vehicles,” said Byron Boots, co-founder and chief executive officer of Overland AI....

22+ hour, 17+ min ago   (189+ words) Interesting Engineering The Abrams Has a Problem: So Army Is Redesigning To Make It Smaller, Smarter & Lighter The M1A2 Abrams is evolving. The U.S. Army’s M1E3 program aims to deliver a lighter, more efficient and adaptable Abrams for future battlefields while retaining its…...