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Billions in investment and thousands of new jobs expected after site revealed for world’s first fusion energy reactor

Nottinghamshire County Council leader and local MP Ben Bradley said billions of pounds in investment and thousands of new jobs are anticipated following news the world’s first fusion energy reactor will be built in the county. The Government announc

Birmingham Post

In race toward quantum computing, North Carolina takes center stage

In the 1950s, computers were bulky, inefficient and limited. They ate up entire rooms but couldn’t go beyond rudimentary calculations.

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Leaders behind nuclear fusion plant bid on England-Wales border say it's 'not end of road'

The Western Gateway partnership said they are disappointed with the government's decision - but it is 'by no means the end'

Birmingham Post

Nobel physics winner wanted to topple quantum theory he vindicated

Washington (AFP) - American physicist John Clauser won the 2022 Nobel Prize for a groundbreaking experiment vindicating quantum mechanics -- a fundamental theory governing the subatomic world that is today the foundation for an emerging class of ultra-powerful computers.

AFP

Three physicists win the Nobel for work on quantum entanglement

The Nobel Prize in Physics went to Alain Aspect, John Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger for their experiments on photon entanglement.

Inverse

French-US-Austrian trio win physics Nobel for quantum mechanics work

Stockholm (AFP) - A trio of physicists on Tuesday won the Nobel Prize for discoveries in the field of quantum mechanics that have paved the way for quantum computers, networks and secure encrypted communication.

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Scotland loses out to England in bid for for new nuclear fusion plant

SCOTLAND has lost out on the chance to host a “pioneering” nuclear fusion plant as the project was awarded to a rival location south of the…

The National (Scotland)

Groundbreaking nuclear fusion site to be built in Nottinghamshire

West Burton A power station chosen for the multi-billion pound energy project that could create 10,000 jobs

Wales Online

World first nuclear fusion power station to be built in Nottinghamshire

Fusion is based on the same physical reactions that power the sun and stars

Birmingham Post

10,000 jobs could be created as Nottinghamshire set to host nuclear fusion plant

The multi-billion-pound project has been hailed as 'game-changing'

Nottingham Post

The first commercial atomic clock

The Atomichron, unveiled on October 3, 1956, was the world’s first commercial atomic clock. At a time when timekeeping is more accurate than ever before, A.S.Ganesh takes a look at atomic clocks and the Atomichron…

The Hindu

Studying yeast DNA in space may help protect astronauts from cosmic radiation

Nuclear fusion reactions in the sun are the source of heat and light we receive on Earth. These reactions release a massive amount of cosmic radiation — including x-rays and gamma rays — and charged particles that can be harmful for any living organisms.

The Conversation

Particle physics – a brief history of time-wasting?

Letters: Readers respond to an article that argued that the field of physics is too obsessed with discovering new particles

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No one in physics dares say so, but the race to invent new particles is pointless

In private, many physicists admit they do not believe the particles they are paid to search for exist, says physicist Sabine Hossenfelder

The Conversation

Why does nature create patterns? A physicist explains the molecular-level processes behind crystals, stripes and basalt columns

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

The Hindu

Using ‘spooky action at a distance’ to link atomic clocks

The researchers show frequencies of spatially separated clocks can be compared more precisely

The Independent UK

Univ. of Michigan’s ZEUS will be most powerful laser in US

A newly constructed University of Michigan facility that will be home to the most powerful laser in the United States is hosting its first experiment this week

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Inverse

Space satellite proves a crucial test of Einstein's theories

Gravity as we know it is safe for now. The MICROSCOPE mission sought to test the Weak Equivalence Principle from general relativity in space, finding it held up.

The Conversation

Folded diamond has been discovered in a rare type of meteorite

A “folded diamond” doesn’t sound entirely plausible. But that’s exactly what we’ve found inside a rare group of meteorites known as ureilites, which likely came from the mantle of a dwarf planet or very large asteroid that was destroyed 4.56 billion years ago in a giant collision.

The Conversation

Curious Kids: what is exotic matter, and could we use it to make wormholes?

What is exotic matter, and could we use it to make wormholes? – Julia, aged 14, London

Inverse

This revolutionary new technology pulls clean fuel from the air

A new device creates hydrogen fuel from air by capturing it with a spongy material and sending it through electrodes. It could produce clean fuel anywhere on Earth.

Salon

Galactic forecast: Diamond rain

Bizarre planetary weather conditions, like diamond precipitation, may be more common than scientists thought

Evening Standard

CERN considers switching Large Hadron Collider to ‘idling’ mode amid energy crisis

CERN said the plans were being drawn up in case it is warned it needs to use less energy

Inverse

A sneaky interloper behind our galaxy’s center complicates the search for dark matter

Is it dark matter or pulsars giving off weird gamma rays? The Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy is giving astronomers a possible headache.

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