Breakthroughs

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  CNN

  

  Nuclear fusion: How long until this breakthrough discovery can power your house

  CNN - Ella Nilsen

  CNN — Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility have made history by successfully producing a nuclear fusion reaction resulting in a net energy gain, a breakthrough hailed by US officials as a “landmark achievement” and a “milestone for the future of clean …

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  Nuclear fusion breakthrough 'an enormous game changer,' Constellation Energy CEO says

  yahoo.com - Grace O'Donnell

  The U.S. Department of Energy announced a breakthrough in nuclear fusion on Tuesday that puts the world one step closer to harnessing an abundant …

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  The Guardian

  

  UK had at least two genetically distinct human groups at end of last ice age, DNA reveals

  The Guardian - Nicola Davis Science correspondent

  Britain was home to at least two genetically distinct groups of humans at the end of the last ice age, the oldest human DNA from the UK has revealed. About 19,000 years ago, ice sheets that had covered much of Britain were melting and the landscape once again became habitable to humans. Evidence of …

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  MIT Technology Review

  

  Why the sci-fi dream of cryonics never died

  MIT Technology Review - Laurie Clarke

  The idea that humans could be frozen and later brought back has survived for decades. The hope is still alive and even growing today—never mind that …

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  ZDNET

  

  NASA plans to break the sound barrier again in its Quesst mission

  ZDNET - Sabrina Ortiz

  The goal of this NASA mission is to unleash a new era of air travel, one in which you could travel at the speed of sound. Have you ever watched a …

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  CNET

  

  Live Brain Cells Playing Pong in a Dish Could Illuminate Mind's Mechanics

  CNET - Eric Mack

  Meet DishBrain.