2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (102+ words) Interesting Engineering No US power plant currently generates electricity from superhot geothermal fluids. Geothermal energy comes from the underground heat trapped and stored deep beneath the Earth’s crust. It can be accessed through shallow ground, hot water reservoirs, or deep…...

18+ hour, 28+ min ago   (522+ words) Purpose built around cargo volume, not simply payload weight, WindRunner enables direct delivery of outsized space systems to launch sites, manufacturing facilities, and austere or distributed locations without disassembly....

23+ hour, 45+ min ago   (487+ words) A few atoms of aluminum oxide could solve a key trade-off holding back next-generation 2D semiconductor technology. Taiwanese researchers have developed a new atomically thin “primer coat” for molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) that lets you put an extremely thin gate insulator on top…...

1+ day, 7+ min ago   (939+ words) Why can a robot do a backflip but struggle to fold a shirt? The answer is surprisingly complicated. A humanoid robot can run, jump, dance, and even perform a backflip, yet ask it to fold a shirt, pick up a…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (516+ words) A full-size reactor canister survived a 100-foot descent and retrieval as Deep Fission tests its underground nuclear concept. Deep Fission has successfully lowered a 20-foot reactor canister 100 feet underground and retrieved it using commercial drilling equipment, testing a key part…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (468+ words) A deep-tech startup’s experimental nuclear fusion system has reportedly spotted signatures of a total of 32 elements, including noble gases, rare earths, and uranium. Hyderabad-based Hylenr Technologies, which develops low-energy nuclear reactor (LENR) tech, reported the findings after more than two…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (485+ words) The supersonic aircraft could test hypersonic payloads and air-launched rockets. Starfighters Space, a space company operating the world’s only commercial fleet of flight-ready Mach 2+ supersonic aircraft, and Vaya Defense and Space, the privately held developer of the patented Vortex-Hybrid rocket…...

3+ day, 12+ hour 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…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (468+ words) The new prototype can run at -456.9 degrees Fahrenheit (-271.6 degrees Celsius). This is roughly 2.8 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the -459.6 degrees Fahrenheit (-273.13 degrees Celsius) required by superconducting quantum computers. Fujitsu said that the technology could lead to more powerful quantum computers by…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (548+ words) It is a key step toward commercializing superhot rock geothermal energy. Drilling miles into the Earth to tap energy hot enough to melt lead usually breaks equipment before it breaks records. Texas-based Mazama Energy has announced a drilling performance milestone…...