by sagesgroup | Jan 29, 2023 | NASA, Physics, Space Science, Syndicated
Today, multiple space agencies are investigating cutting-edge propulsion ideas that will allow for rapid transits to other bodies in the Solar System. These include NASA’s Nuclear-Thermal or Nuclear-Electric Propulsion (NTP/NEP) concepts that could enable transit...by sagesgroup | Jan 17, 2023 | A1, Engineering, Environment, freelance, Innovation, Physics, technology, Weather
Last year marked the 270th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s lightning rod — but it’s more than a relic of history. The Franklin rod remains in use today because the simple design exploits some powerful physics: A tall metal rod lures in lightning and chunky wires...by sagesgroup | Dec 15, 2022 | A1, Clean Energy, climate solutions, Energy, Innovation, Physics, Sustainable Energy, technology
On December 5, scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory took the first step toward harnessing a new abundant, clean form of energy. For the first time, they harnessed extra power from nuclear fusion, a reaction in which hydrogen is heated up to...by sagesgroup | Dec 14, 2022 | A1, Clean Energy, Energy, Innovation, Physics, Sustainable Energy, technology
Last week, the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory made nuclear fusion history. At 1 a.m. Pacific on December 5, scientists fired the world’s most energetic lasers to recreate the process that gives stars like the Sun their sparkle — turning...by sagesgroup | Dec 1, 2022 | A1, Astrophysics, Black Holes, Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Science
A group of physicists just built a tiny model of a wormhole on a quantum computer and sent a qubit — a quantum unit of information — through it. It’s a tiny step, but it could be the first step toward not only teleportation, but resolving the differences between the...by sagesgroup | Nov 28, 2022 | Animals, Biology, Firefly, Math, nature, Physics, Syndicated, The Conversation
Imagine an old-growth forest in the fading light of a summer evening. As the last of the sun’s rays disappear beneath the horizon, a tiny flash catches your eye. You turn around and hold your breath. It blinks again, hovering 2 feet above the leaf litter. Across the...