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Scientists anticipate the output would be more than twice the power used to heat the plasma, achieving the ultimate technical milestone: positive net energy from fusion.

NASA and the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have successfully demonstrated a new nuclear reactor power system that could enable long-duration crewed missions to the Moon, Mars and destinations beyond. Main page for kilopower project: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/kilopower

as so many battery breakthroughs before, this one also looks promising ... for the time being

A tiny self-organized mesh full of artificial synapses recalls its experiences and can solve simple problems. Its inventors hope it points the way to devices that match the brain's energy-efficient computing prowess.

(Lucy in the sky with diamonds....?) UK billionaire is using entirely renewable sources to make "sky diamonds" from captured CO2 and hydrogen from rainwater... The CVD technology they use is not new but the idea of mining diamonds from the sky is cool!