The UK’s Best Hope for Tech Prowess Sits in Its Labs, Not Apps or AI

The UK’s Best Hope for Tech Prowess Sits in Its Labs, Not Apps or AI

 This is the season when the UK pitches itself as a technology trendsetter. In November, the government plans to convene hundreds of international financiers and executives to promote investing opportunities in British companies, including those working on nuclear fusion and “deep tech.” That same month, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will host the inaugural AI Safety Summit, an event designed … Read more

How magnetic fusion plasma engines can take us to outer space

How magnetic fusion plasma engines can take us to outer space

How do we get beyond our solar system? Current technologies simply can’t support this type of travel. However, speaking to Universe Today, Assistant Professor with the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) at Leiden University and Board Member of the Swiss quantum technology developer Terra Quantum AG Florian Neukart suggested one technology under development … Read more

US lab repeats nuclear fusion feat, with higher yield

US lab repeats nuclear fusion feat, with higher yield

US scientists responsible for a historic nuclear fusion breakthrough say they have repeated the feat — this time achieving a greater yield of energy. The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory stunned the world in December when it announced it had carried out an experimental nuclear reaction that put out more energy than was put into it, … Read more