#energy


# science    

did fusion really achieve net gain, and if so, what happens next?

After decades of promises, fusion research finally yielded the breakthrough we've all been waiting to see. Sort of. And there's a lot of work still to do.
did fusion really achieve net gain, and if so, what happens next?

# science    

why we need to make fusion work with a new kind of reactor

We have a new design for a fusion reactor that's showing great promise. We owe it to ourselves to give it a fair shot at making fusion work.
why we need to make fusion work with a new kind of reactor

# tech    

adventures in eco-outsourcing with a startup founder

The founder of Soylent is trying to make outsourcing your carbon footprint an accomplishment. It's not.
adventures in eco-outsourcing with a startup founder

# astrobiology    

finding aliens by the black holes they make?

Could advanced alien civilizations turn to artificial black holes to meet their energy needs? And could we detect the emissions from their maws when they feed?
finding aliens by the black holes they make?

# politics    

how justified are our nuclear energy fears?

Anti-nuclear NIMBYism has not gotten better over the years. In fact, it's getting worse.
how justified are our nuclear energy fears?

# politics    

germany's phantom house of nuclear horrors

Germans are rallying against keeping their nuclear power plants open solely out of fear whipped up by environmental activists.
germany's phantom house of nuclear horrors

# space    

how hot could it get inside a black hole?

Black holes radiate virtually no energy, much less anything we'd consider heat. But that doesn't mean their innards aren't superheated to cosmic extremes...
how hot could it get inside a black hole?

# space    

where to find the energy for a warp drive

While we'd need to generate an immense amount of energy to power a warp drive, there are events in this universe with that kind of energy output...
where to find the energy for a warp drive

# tech    

when our world finally runs out of oil…

Oil is a finite resource, and if it runs out before we're ready, it will be a massive economic disaster, as a NatGeo doomsday scenario shows in grim detail.
when our world finally runs out of oil…

# health    

when quacks kidnap einstein's ghost…

Alt med practitioners decided that the one of world's simplest and most famous formulas is their friend because they clearly don't understand it.
when quacks kidnap einstein's ghost…

# health    

homeopathic physics abuse, take two

It really seems homeopaths don't understand basic middle school physics and are hoping you don't either in the asinine pitches for their snake oil.
homeopathic physics abuse, take two

# science    

caution, warp drive may damage planet

Warp drives might not just be the fastest way to explore the universe. They might also be weapons of mass destruction on a stellar scale.
caution, warp drive may damage planet

# oddities    

nothing personal, it's just business

Would governments and businesses really have that much to lose if we suddenly got ahold of alien technology?
nothing personal, it's just business