The race to achieve nuclear fusion is one of the most consequential technological contests of the century. Who will win it?
The interior of the National Ignition Facility target chamber at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Credit: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory/CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
For almost 18 minutes in the dead of winter, scientists in Hefei, Anhui province, heated a 3.5 tonne donut-shaped device filled with plasma to more th
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China needs land for crops and solar energy installations. Rather than compete against each other, farmers and green energy companies are realizing that they can cooperate by using one piece of land for both purposes. They are also now exporting their newfound dual land-use expertise around the world.
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