Gravity crystals: A new method for exploring the physics of white dwarf stars

Grab a mixing bowl from your kitchen, throw in a handful of aluminum balls, apply some…

New supercomputer simulations explore magnetic reconnection and make a surprising discovery

Magnetic reconnection, a process in which magnetic field lines tear and come back together, releasing large…

Taking a new tangent to control pesky waves in fusion plasmas

Fusion combines light elements in the form of plasma—”the hot, charged state of matter composed of…

A star is born: Using lasers to study how star stuff is made

On a typical day at the world’s biggest laser, the National Ignition Facility (NIF) in Livermore,…

Fuel injection helps reduce magnetic island instabilities

Fusion is a non-carbon-based process for energy production, where lighter atoms fuse into heavier ones. Fusion…

2019 Ozone Hole is the Smallest on Record Since Its Discovery

Abnormal weather patterns in the upper atmosphere over Antarctica dramatically limited ozone depletion in September and…

Are electric cars as 'green' as you think?

The lithium powering electric vehicles is found deep beneath the salt flats of Argentina …

Lab-grown meat: Researchers grow muscle cells on edible fibers

Lab-grown or cultured meat could revolutionize food production, providing a greener, more sustainable, more ethical alternative…

California's crashing kelp forest

First the sea stars wasted to nothing. Then the purple urchins took over, eating and eating…

Island afire

Technology image of the week: ESA’s Proba-V catches smoke plumes rising from the island of Borneo …