2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (434+ words) The new partnership aims to adapt powerful pulsed lasers designed for fusion energy into potential military defense systems. RTX Ventures has invested in laser fusion company Xcimer Energy to develop pulsed-laser technology for potential use in US military directed-energy systems....

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (468+ words) A deep-tech startup’s experimental nuclear fusion system has reportedly spotted signatures of a total of 32 elements, including noble gases, rare earths, and uranium. Hyderabad-based Hylenr Technologies, which develops low-energy nuclear reactor (LENR) tech, reported the findings after more than two…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (456+ words) The compact stellarator combines planar coils with continuous plasma exhaust. Fusion power company Thea Energy has detailed a fusion power plant designed to continuously supply approximately 400 megawatts of electricity to the grid. The New Jersey-based company unveiled the Helios architecture…...

4+ day, 1+ min ago   (428+ words) ABB, a Switzerland-based engineering company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Rolls-Royce SMR to explore technology for the latter’s standardized, factory-built small modular reactors. The effort is aimed at supporting the expansion of reliable and affordable low-carbon baseload power....

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (182+ words) Interesting Engineering The Navy Just Learned How to Refuel Robot Ships Without Bringing Them Home The Navy successfully refueled a T38 Devil Ray at sea using a robotic capture system, potentially allowing unmanned vessels to stay deployed longer without returning to…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (509+ words) The orders are a combination of purchasing Lightfish drones as well as renting them under a RaaS-style contract. New Zealand’s Seasats reports it has had a very good month in terms of sales for its proprietary Lightfish unmanned surface vessel…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (450+ words) The software also solved an optimization problem that previously lacked any single working formula. Engineers have successfully run five live tests using an automated system to stabilize a fusion reactor in real time. The trials took place at the DIII-D…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (388+ words) The Virginia facility has laid groundwork for nationwide hydrogen drone production. Hydrogen-powered drone manufacturing is expanding across the United States as Heven AeroTech opens a 56,000-square-foot production facility in Winchester, Virginia, establishing its first East Coast site and launching a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (460+ words) Realta Fusion and MGE are evaluating a potential fusion power plant in Wisconsin. A Wisconsin utility has taken a financial stake in a fusion developer as both sides assess a potential 200-megawatt electric power plant. Madison Gas and Electric (MGE)…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (511+ words) A lab in the United States is helping researchers develop materials for extreme environment applications, such as gas turbines and fusion energy systems....