A Chinese company with big goals has joined the push for commercial fusion power, which would revolutionize the transition to carbon-free energy production. Energy Singularity has built in Shanghai what is “the world’s first high-temperature superconducting tokamak device,” Interesting Engineering reported. The contraptions are known as “artificial suns” because they replicate the nuclear fusion of […]
Germany achieved a new record for renewable energy generation, covering some 58% of its electricity consumption in the first half of 2024 with wind, solar, biomass and hydropower. This is the result of projections by the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research in the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and the German Association of […]
Far from Parisian bistros serving up Burgundy snails, one Japanese man has figured out how to farm the slimy species — a feat that has long eluded the French. Toshihide Takase, 76, says he is “the only person in the world” breeding this specific delicacy after four decades of trial and error to find the […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Saturday was graduation day for Kelso High School seniors, and among those receiving diplomas were 15 students experiencing homelessness. The number helps meet the school’s goal for a 100% graduation rate among its homeless seniors. 2 arrested after alleged armed robbery leads to police pursuit “This 100% graduation rate for 2024 […]
The much-anticipated third test flight of SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket Thursday accomplished more than any previous flight, but there’s still work to do as the rocket ended in a loss of the ship over the Indian Ocean. Still, it was much better than the two earlier flights last year that both ended in flames. With […]
Over a busy, 60-day legislative session, Washington state lawmakers made strides to address the opioid crisis and ban a controversial policing practice with bipartisan support, but fell short in getting some of the most progressive bills across the finish line. The short session, which marked Jay Inslee’s final one as governor, ended Thursday with over […]