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11/12/2025
The Plasma “Passing Game” Explains Why Fusion Reactors Lose Heat So Fast A team at Japan’s National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) has uncovered a hidden turbulence mechanism in fusion plasmas that explains why heat escapes from reactor cores much faster than classical models predicted, marking a key step toward designing more efficient and stable fusion power plants.

10/12/2025
China develops solar-powered gel that simultaneously desalates seawater and extracts boron A team of Chinese researchers has engineered a composite gel capable of producing freshwater and, at the same time, recovering boron from seawater using only solar energy, addressing both a long-standing challenge in desalination and a strategic need for critical mineral supply.

09/12/2025
Ten People Who Shaped Science in 2025: From a Trailblazing Baby to Guardians of Integrity In 2025, science moved forward not just through big discoveries, but through the courage of individuals willing to push boundaries, challenge power, and protect evidence-based decisions. Nature’s annual “Nature’s 10” list captures that human side of science with ten stories that connect deep space, deep oceans, gene editing, and global health.

09/12/2025
Scientists discover a new hybrid state of matter where solids meet liquids A team from the Universities of Nottingham and Ulm has, for the first time, observed how tiny droplets of molten metal can be trapped in an “atomic corral,” remaining liquid at temperatures hundreds of degrees below their freezing point and giving rise to a hybrid state of matter that combines features of solids and liquids, with potential implications for more efficient catalysts and clean technologies based on rare metals.

04/12/2025
Scientists design more stable single-atom catalysts for a cleaner chemical industry An international team has developed organic platforms capable of fixing individual metal atoms in a stable and controlled way, achieving stronger binding of key industrial gases and opening the door to more efficient and sustainable large-scale chemical processes.

03/12/2025
Lithuanian researchers turn textile waste into stronger, low-emission cement A team at Kaunas University of Technology in Lithuania has developed a technology that transforms textile waste into alternative fuel and high-performance cement additives, cutting the carbon footprint of concrete while offering a new way to deal with the growing mountain of discarded clothing.

03/12/2025
A solar-powered, cleaner and decentralized hydrogen peroxide production? A team of scientists at Cornell University has designed new photocatalytic materials that turn water and oxygen into hydrogen peroxide using only visible light, offering a safer and more sustainable alternative to the anthraquinone process that has dominated global production for decades.?

02/12/2025
Reach milestone in americium fuel for space batteries? UK-based Perpetual Atomics and US-based QSA Global have developed the largest americium ceramic pellet produced to date using an industrially scalable process, paving the way for more reliable, longer-lasting nuclear batteries for space missions in environments where solar power is not viable.?

02/12/2025
MIT Artificial Tendons Supercharge Muscle-Powered Robots MIT engineers have created hydrogel artificial tendons that link lab-grown muscles to robotic structures, enabling biohybrid grippers to operate three times faster and up to 30 times stronger than previous tendonless designs. This breakthrough slashes the tissue needed, skyrockets the power-to-weight ratio, and paves the way for "living" robots that adapt, grow stronger, and self-repair outside the lab.?

01/12/2025
Chernobyl Fungus: Space Radiation Shield Picture a black fungus growing toward radiation in Chernobyl like it's its favorite snack. In 1991, microbiologist Nelli Zhdanova found Cladosporium sphaerospermum on Reactor 4 walls, packed with melanin that protects it and seems to turn gamma rays into energy via "radiosynthesis." In 2007, Ekaterina Dadachova and Arturo Casadevall showed it grows faster under radiation, exhibiting radiotropism.?