Read article: First results from UK tokamak offers a STEP towards commercial fusion
Findings from the Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak experiment indicate a ten-fold reduction in exhaust heat load
Read article: Ethical hacking group worms its way into Fermilab
The Sakura Samurai team discovered configuration data for the lab’s NoVa experiment and more than 4500 “tickets” for tracking internal projects
Read article: China successfully lands Zhurong rover on Mars
China becomes the second country after the US to successfully land a spacecraft on the surface of the red planet
Read article: One step closer to real-time MR imaging in proton therapy
A research collaboration is building the world's first prototype proton therapy system that can track moving tumours with MRI in real time during treatment
Read article: 2020 was Europe’s hottest year on record, finds report
Two major reports paint a bleak picture of the climate ahead of a virtual summit of world leaders
Read article: NASA’s Ingenuity rotorcraft prepares for second Mars flight
Following a successful vertical lift-off and landing yesterday, engineers are now setting their sights on a lateral flight
Read article: Japanese Nobel-prize-winning semiconductor pioneer Isamu Akasaki dies aged 92
Akasaki was instrumental in the creation of blue LEDs in the 1980s and 1990s that led to a wide range of applications
Read article: Retraction of Nature paper puts Majorana research on a new path
“Inconsistencies” are found with the original analysis but an independent report finds no instances of data fabrication
Read article: UK researchers decry ‘shameful’ cuts to international support fund
Open letter warns of damage caused by reductions to official development assistance grants
Read article: NASA’s Perseverance rover lands safely on Mars
Mission now begins the search for signs of ancient microbial life in a dried-out river delta
