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Physics
China’s ‘artificial sun’ sets record for nuclear fusion power generation
An experimental advanced superconducting tokamak achieved a remarkable scientific milestone by sustaining steady-state, highly confined plasma operation for 1,066 seconds. Credit: HFIPS The Advanced Superconducting Tokamak Experimental Station (EAST), commonly known as China’s “artificial sun,” has achieved a remarkable scientific milestone by sustaining steady-state, highly confined plasma operation for an astonishing 1,066 seconds. . The achievement, achieved on Monday, sets…
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Science
Pushing the limits of traditional pottery techniques through the fusion of art and science
Graphene-enhanced ceramic art installation created by Delia Prvački. Credit: Daria Andreeva, National University of Singapore, Delia Prvački, Deliarts Pte Ltd. Art and science are sometimes poles apart, but that’s not the case with the research projects described in ACS Omega. In this study, a multidisciplinary team integrated scientific research, technological advances, and artistic exploration to experiment with the production, properties,…
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Physics
New AI model of plasma heating leads to important modifications to computer code used in fusion research
1) and (b) WEST (i.e., fundamental resonance). is shown. (for hydrogen). Credit: Fusion (2024). DOI: 10.1088/1741-4326/ad645d” width=”800″ height=”437″/> Balanced configuration used for (a) NSTX database and (b) WEST database. Corresponding to shots 138 506 and 56 898 respectively. On the left, the magnetic equilibrium is shown with the highlighted LCFS (red) and the surface wall facing the plasma (black). On…
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Biology
Researchers identify a novel endocytic recycling mechanism via ‘kiss-and-run’ membrane fusion
Identification of intracellular clathrin-associated carriers that transiently visit the plasma membrane. Credit: Nature Cell Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41556-024-01499-4 Endocytosis and recycling control the uptake and retrieval of a variety of materials in eukaryotic cells. Mammalian cells have developed several recycling pathways, including the “fast” and “slow” tubular vesicle recycling pathways, which have been relatively extensively studied. However, endocytic recycling pathways…
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Science
The researchers say that paying attention to the errors could improve fusion remote monitoring of lakes.
(A) Pseudocolor (NIR red-green) MSI image of Lake Chaohu on November 12, 2021. (B) Location of Lake Chaohu and distribution of 452 in situ samples with hyperspectral Rrs and Chla measurements available and 63 samples with only Chla measurements available. (C) Field measurement spectra (Rrs) and associated Chla concentrations used in this study. Source: Journal of Remote Sensing (2024). DOI:…
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