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GE moves closer to assembling futuristic fighter engine for US Air Force’s key program

GE moves closer to assembling futuristic fighter engine for US Air Force’s key program

GE advances adaptive cycle engine with fully digital manufacturing process.

GE moves closer to assembling futuristic fighter engine for US Air Force’s key program
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GE moves closer to assembling futuristic fighter engine for US Air Force’s key program

GE advances adaptive cycle engine with fully digital manufacturing process.

US boosts perovskite films' performance for indoor solar power with 35% bromine recipe
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US boosts perovskite films' performance for indoor solar power with 35% bromine recipe

US boosts perovskite films' performance for indoor solar power with 35% bromine recipe
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US boosts perovskite films' performance for indoor solar power with 35% bromine recipe

Researchers tuned a perovskite solar material specifically to harvest the weaker, narrower spectrum of indoor light.

Nuclear fuel recycling could cut US waste storage from 100,000 years to hundreds
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Nuclear fuel recycling could cut US waste storage from 100,000 years to hundreds

The US could quadruple its nuclear generating capacity by 2050.

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The hidden chain reaction behind the 2026 Nepal-China flooding disaster
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The hidden chain reaction behind the 2026 Nepal-China flooding disaster

How just 1% of superhot rocks could produce 8 times the world's current electricity output
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How just 1% of superhot rocks could produce 8 times the world's current electricity output

Radio astronomy helped us land on the Moon. It could now enable 'first contact' with aliens
Space

Radio astronomy helped us land on the Moon. It could now enable 'first contact' with aliens

The strange physics that lets an unstable machine stay upright
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The strange physics that lets an unstable machine stay upright

The nuclear renaissance: SMRs and the reactor buildout
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The nuclear renaissance: SMRs and the reactor buildout

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China plans 60-ton 10MW nuclear-powered tank with 50MJ railgun for 280-mile strikes
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China plans 60-ton 10MW nuclear-powered tank with 50MJ railgun for 280-mile strikes

US nuclear regulator greenlights early work on 680-MW small reactor in Michigan
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US nuclear regulator greenlights early work on 680-MW small reactor in Michigan

1,200-mph F-35 engine upgrade clears key design review to solve jet cooling limits
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1,200-mph F-35 engine upgrade clears key design review to solve jet cooling limits

America's iconic F-15 and F-16 fighters are getting a new engine source
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America's iconic F-15 and F-16 fighters are getting a new engine source

One-mile underground nuclear reactor gets full safety blueprint for DOE pilot effort
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One-mile underground nuclear reactor gets full safety blueprint for DOE pilot effort

US firm unveils new 72-foot drone with 10,357-mile range to replace aging Reaper fleet
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US firm unveils new 72-foot drone with 10,357-mile range to replace aging Reaper fleet

260 tons: World's largest electric ferry with 40 MWh battery reaches new home
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260 tons: World's largest electric ferry with 40 MWh battery reaches new home

Fully integrated 6,000-mile Sentinel missile assembled vertically for the first time
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Fully integrated 6,000-mile Sentinel missile assembled vertically for the first time

Cooling system cuts fuel-cell heat in hydrogen-electric aircraft for 800-mile flights
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Cooling system cuts fuel-cell heat in hydrogen-electric aircraft for 800-mile flights

Japan plans drone-mounted quantum magnetic sensors to hunt Chinese submarines
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Japan plans drone-mounted quantum magnetic sensors to hunt Chinese submarines

China plans 60-ton 10MW nuclear-powered tank with 50MJ railgun for 280-mile strikes
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China plans 60-ton 10MW nuclear-powered tank with 50MJ railgun for 280-mile strikes

US nuclear regulator greenlights early work on 680-MW small reactor in Michigan
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Energy

US nuclear regulator greenlights early work on 680-MW small reactor in Michigan

1,200-mph F-35 engine upgrade clears key design review to solve jet cooling limits
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Military

1,200-mph F-35 engine upgrade clears key design review to solve jet cooling limits

America's iconic F-15 and F-16 fighters are getting a new engine source
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Military

America's iconic F-15 and F-16 fighters are getting a new engine source

One-mile underground nuclear reactor gets full safety blueprint for DOE pilot effort
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Energy

One-mile underground nuclear reactor gets full safety blueprint for DOE pilot effort

US firm unveils new 72-foot drone with 10,357-mile range to replace aging Reaper fleet
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Military

US firm unveils new 72-foot drone with 10,357-mile range to replace aging Reaper fleet

260 tons: World's largest electric ferry with 40 MWh battery reaches new home
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Transportation

260 tons: World's largest electric ferry with 40 MWh battery reaches new home

Fully integrated 6,000-mile Sentinel missile assembled vertically for the first time
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Fully integrated 6,000-mile Sentinel missile assembled vertically for the first time

Cooling system cuts fuel-cell heat in hydrogen-electric aircraft for 800-mile flights
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Cooling system cuts fuel-cell heat in hydrogen-electric aircraft for 800-mile flights

Japan plans drone-mounted quantum magnetic sensors to hunt Chinese submarines
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Japan plans drone-mounted quantum magnetic sensors to hunt Chinese submarines

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China rewires its AI infrastructure with supernodes
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China rewires its AI infrastructure with supernodes

China's AI computing race is moving toward a system-engineering era built around architectures and open ecosystems.

Can SpaceX really turn AI into a $500 billion business?
Beyond Earth
Can SpaceX really turn AI into a $500 billion business?
Could fusion power change the balance of power for naval warfare?
Front Lines
Could fusion power change the balance of power for naval warfare?
China explores new AI 'Silk Road' with token outbound
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China explores new AI 'Silk Road' with token outbound
How a tiny nuclear CubeSat could change the future of space exploration
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How a tiny nuclear CubeSat could change the future of space exploration

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The battery-powered vessel challenging shipping’s dependence on fossil fuels
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This company wants to run copper and lithium mines like self-driving cars
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The engineering behind Europe’s first 3D-printed concrete bike bridge
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The nuclear renaissance: SMRs and the reactor buildout
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The nuclear renaissance: SMRs and the reactor buildout

Nuclear power currently commands more political attention, corporate investment and technological hype than at any point in three decades.

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The nuclear renaissance: SMRs and the reactor buildout
The nuclear renaissance: SMRs and the reactor buildout

Nuclear power currently commands more political attention, corporate investment and technological hype than at any point in three decades.

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The technology that could replace radio communication in space
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The battery-powered vessel challenging shipping’s dependence on fossil fuels
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This company wants to run copper and lithium mines like self-driving cars
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How quantum navigation could keep planes flying when GPS goes dark
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How quantum navigation could keep planes flying when GPS goes dark

Georgina Jedikovska
Sodium-ion batteries could change how the US power grid stores energy
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Sodium-ion batteries could change how the US power grid stores energy

Georgina Jedikovska
Why the next space race could depend on solving a massive power challenge
InterviewsandEnergy

Why the next space race could depend on solving a massive power challenge

Georgina Jedikovska
The supersonic comeback is closer than it has been in decades
SpaceandInterviews

The supersonic comeback is closer than it has been in decades

Chris Young
How SpaceX's engineering philosophy could transform the future of clean water
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How SpaceX's engineering philosophy could transform the future of clean water

Georgina Jedikovska

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Missile seeker windows could be designed with sapphire optics that can withstand high temperature
Innovation
Missile seeker windows could be designed with sapphire optics that can withstand high temperature

The combination of optical performance, hardness and temperature resistance makes sapphire useful across several technology sectors.

Prabhat Ranjan Mishra
MIT researchers create brain-inspired computing platform using soft polymers
Innovation
MIT researchers create brain-inspired computing platform using soft polymers
Mrigakshi Dixit
Radiation monitoring: ORNL builds sensors to detect nuclear material in fuel facilities
Innovation
Radiation monitoring: ORNL builds sensors to detect nuclear material in fuel facilities
Mrigakshi Dixit
New 5,291-ton tunnel machine spans 54.7 feet and can handle steep curves
Innovation
New 5,291-ton tunnel machine spans 54.7 feet and can handle steep curves
Sujita Sinha
World-first 17-tower system to extract rare metals from lithium waste unveiled
Innovation
World-first 17-tower system to extract rare metals from lithium waste unveiled
Mrigakshi Dixit
Missile seeker windows could be designed with sapphire optics that can withstand high temperature
Innovation
Missile seeker windows could be designed with sapphire optics that can withstand high temperature

The combination of optical performance, hardness and temperature resistance makes sapphire useful across several technology sectors.

Prabhat Ranjan Mishra
MIT researchers create brain-inspired computing platform using soft polymers
Innovation
MIT researchers create brain-inspired computing platform using soft polymers
Mrigakshi Dixit
Radiation monitoring: ORNL builds sensors to detect nuclear material in fuel facilities
Innovation
Radiation monitoring: ORNL builds sensors to detect nuclear material in fuel facilities
Mrigakshi Dixit
New 5,291-ton tunnel machine spans 54.7 feet and can handle steep curves
Innovation
New 5,291-ton tunnel machine spans 54.7 feet and can handle steep curves
Sujita Sinha
World-first 17-tower system to extract rare metals from lithium waste unveiled
Innovation
World-first 17-tower system to extract rare metals from lithium waste unveiled
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iPhone Duo, Apple's first foldable phone, packs a 7.6-inch display and A20 Pro chip
Culture
iPhone Duo, Apple's first foldable phone, packs a 7.6-inch display and A20 Pro chip

Apple has entered the foldable phone market with iPhone Duo, combining its largest-ever iPhone display with the A20 Pro chip.

Neetika Walter
Apple AirPods 5 bring 50% more ANC, Apple Watch Ultra 4 hits 45-hour GPS tracking
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Apple AirPods 5 bring 50% more ANC, Apple Watch Ultra 4 hits 45-hour GPS tracking
Aamir Khollam
iPhone 18 Pro packs 2nm A20 Pro, 40% higher power and major thermal upgrades
Culture
iPhone 18 Pro packs 2nm A20 Pro, 40% higher power and major thermal upgrades
Aamir Khollam
The world's 7 deadliest floods and the devastation they caused
Culture
The world's 7 deadliest floods and the devastation they caused
Kaif Shaikh
7 largest earthquakes ever recorded, from Chile’s 9.5 to the 2025 Kamchatka quake
Culture
7 largest earthquakes ever recorded, from Chile’s 9.5 to the 2025 Kamchatka quake
Kaif Shaikh
iPhone Duo, Apple's first foldable phone, packs a 7.6-inch display and A20 Pro chip
Culture
iPhone Duo, Apple's first foldable phone, packs a 7.6-inch display and A20 Pro chip

Apple has entered the foldable phone market with iPhone Duo, combining its largest-ever iPhone display with the A20 Pro chip.

Neetika Walter
Apple AirPods 5 bring 50% more ANC, Apple Watch Ultra 4 hits 45-hour GPS tracking
CultureandInnovation
Apple AirPods 5 bring 50% more ANC, Apple Watch Ultra 4 hits 45-hour GPS tracking
Aamir Khollam
iPhone 18 Pro packs 2nm A20 Pro, 40% higher power and major thermal upgrades
Culture
iPhone 18 Pro packs 2nm A20 Pro, 40% higher power and major thermal upgrades
Aamir Khollam
The world's 7 deadliest floods and the devastation they caused
Culture
The world's 7 deadliest floods and the devastation they caused
Kaif Shaikh
7 largest earthquakes ever recorded, from Chile’s 9.5 to the 2025 Kamchatka quake
Culture
7 largest earthquakes ever recorded, from Chile’s 9.5 to the 2025 Kamchatka quake
Kaif Shaikh

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Infrared sensors link two 1,500-mph F-16 fighter jets for faster battle targeting
Military
Infrared sensors link two 1,500-mph F-16 fighter jets for faster battle targeting

Lockheed Martin is testing whether two infrared sensors can do more together than separately.

Aamir Khollam
New 3D lidar sensor detects radio-silent drone threats from nearly one mile away
Military
New 3D lidar sensor detects radio-silent drone threats from nearly one mile away
Aamir Khollam
Fighter jet-maker's modular airframe to broaden launch, payload options for cruise missile family
Military
Fighter jet-maker's modular airframe to broaden launch, payload options for cruise missile family
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra
$92M deal turns high-altitude drones into airborne sensors for hypersonic flight tests
Military
$92M deal turns high-altitude drones into airborne sensors for hypersonic flight tests
Aamir Khollam
GE moves closer to assembling futuristic fighter engine for US Air Force’s key program
Military
GE moves closer to assembling futuristic fighter engine for US Air Force’s key program
Kaif Shaikh
Infrared sensors link two 1,500-mph F-16 fighter jets for faster battle targeting
Military
Infrared sensors link two 1,500-mph F-16 fighter jets for faster battle targeting

Lockheed Martin is testing whether two infrared sensors can do more together than separately.

Aamir Khollam
New 3D lidar sensor detects radio-silent drone threats from nearly one mile away
Military
New 3D lidar sensor detects radio-silent drone threats from nearly one mile away
Aamir Khollam
Fighter jet-maker's modular airframe to broaden launch, payload options for cruise missile family
Military
Fighter jet-maker's modular airframe to broaden launch, payload options for cruise missile family
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra
$92M deal turns high-altitude drones into airborne sensors for hypersonic flight tests
Military
$92M deal turns high-altitude drones into airborne sensors for hypersonic flight tests
Aamir Khollam
GE moves closer to assembling futuristic fighter engine for US Air Force’s key program
Military
GE moves closer to assembling futuristic fighter engine for US Air Force’s key program
Kaif Shaikh

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New technology converts industrial waste heat into power, draws $100M investment
Energy
New technology converts industrial waste heat into power, draws $100M investment

Industrial waste heat could become a new power source as $100M backs projects that convert excess heat into electricity.

Neetika Walter
Hitachi's biggest US $528M investment will double Mississippi transformer output
Energy
Hitachi's biggest US $528M investment will double Mississippi transformer output
Aamir Khollam
6MW floating solar array turns Ohio reservoir into power site, saves 30 acres of land
Energy
6MW floating solar array turns Ohio reservoir into power site, saves 30 acres of land
Neetika Walter
New 128MW battery shifts solar power into four hours of peak electricity demand
Energy
New 128MW battery shifts solar power into four hours of peak electricity demand
Neetika Walter
Nuclear fuel recycling could cut US waste storage from 100,000 years to hundreds
Energy
Nuclear fuel recycling could cut US waste storage from 100,000 years to hundreds
Georgina Jedikovska
New technology converts industrial waste heat into power, draws $100M investment
Energy
New technology converts industrial waste heat into power, draws $100M investment

Industrial waste heat could become a new power source as $100M backs projects that convert excess heat into electricity.

Neetika Walter
Hitachi's biggest US $528M investment will double Mississippi transformer output
Energy
Hitachi's biggest US $528M investment will double Mississippi transformer output
Aamir Khollam
6MW floating solar array turns Ohio reservoir into power site, saves 30 acres of land
Energy
6MW floating solar array turns Ohio reservoir into power site, saves 30 acres of land
Neetika Walter
New 128MW battery shifts solar power into four hours of peak electricity demand
Energy
New 128MW battery shifts solar power into four hours of peak electricity demand
Neetika Walter
Nuclear fuel recycling could cut US waste storage from 100,000 years to hundreds
Energy
Nuclear fuel recycling could cut US waste storage from 100,000 years to hundreds
Georgina Jedikovska

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New Houston stand puts Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine through mission-like tests
InnovationandSpace
New Houston stand puts Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine through mission-like tests

Venus Aerospace also fired its Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine on the new Houston stand.

Aamir Khollam
Space nuclear reactor secures $161M defense deal to end 60-year orbital power gap
SpaceandEnergy
Space nuclear reactor secures $161M defense deal to end 60-year orbital power gap
Aamir Khollam
World's first zinc Hall-effect thruster fires in space on its maiden attempt
SpaceandInnovation
World's first zinc Hall-effect thruster fires in space on its maiden attempt
Aamir Khollam
World's largest atlas of universe’s gas bodies compiled, could decode how galaxies form, evolve
Space
World's largest atlas of universe’s gas bodies compiled, could decode how galaxies form, evolve
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra
How spacecraft survive the trip back to Earth after leaving the planet
Space
How spacecraft survive the trip back to Earth after leaving the planet
Atharva Gosavi
New Houston stand puts Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine through mission-like tests
InnovationandSpace
New Houston stand puts Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine through mission-like tests

Venus Aerospace also fired its Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine on the new Houston stand.

Aamir Khollam
Space nuclear reactor secures $161M defense deal to end 60-year orbital power gap
SpaceandEnergy
Space nuclear reactor secures $161M defense deal to end 60-year orbital power gap
Aamir Khollam
World's first zinc Hall-effect thruster fires in space on its maiden attempt
SpaceandInnovation
World's first zinc Hall-effect thruster fires in space on its maiden attempt
Aamir Khollam
World's largest atlas of universe’s gas bodies compiled, could decode how galaxies form, evolve
Space
World's largest atlas of universe’s gas bodies compiled, could decode how galaxies form, evolve
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra
How spacecraft survive the trip back to Earth after leaving the planet
Space
How spacecraft survive the trip back to Earth after leaving the planet
Atharva Gosavi

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