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March 30, 2026
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US fusion report urges new diagnostics for commercial plasma power



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
To operate fusion systems safely and reliably, scientists must monitor plasma fuel conditions and measure properties such as temperature and density that influence fusion reactions. This work depends on specialized sensors known as diagnostics, which can track how plasmas behave under the extreme conditions needed to produce energy. A new national report sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy recommends increased investment in America's fusion diagnostic capabilities, describing them as critic ... read more

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CIVIL NUCLEAR
Ion beam method to speed nuclear core material qualification
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026
An ion beam based method for qualifying materials for use in the cores of advanced nuclear reactors is moving into industry standards this year, offering a path that is about a thousand times faster ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Study maps agrivoltaic tradeoffs for Midwest farms
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026
In a world facing rising pressure to deliver both reliable food supplies and clean energy, scientists are exploring agrivoltaics as a way to combine solar power with crop production on the same land ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Redwire unveils extensible low profile solar array for mass produced satellites
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026
Redwire Corporation has introduced a new high-performance, low-mass solar array product, the Extensible Low-Profile Solar Array, or ELSA, targeting mass-manufactured satellites that need standardize ... more
SOLAR DAILY
AI driven coatings enable full color solar windows without losing power
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026
A new study has demonstrated that artificial intelligence can design color-tunable solar windows that maintain, and even enhance, their power output compared to conventional transparent solar cells. ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Multi-stage solar concept targets full spectrum efficiency gains
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 30. 2026
As demand for renewable energy grows worldwide, engineers continue to wrestle with how to harvest the full solar spectrum efficiently using different conversion technologies in a single system. Phot ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Light responsive molecules boost durable perovskite solar cells
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026
A team from the University of Stuttgart and international partners has reported a new material design that increases both the efficiency and environmental resilience of perovskite solar cells. The w ... more
SOLAR DAILY
Crystal seed method boosts inverted perovskite solar cells
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 30. 2026
Regular perovskite solar cells, which place the electron transport layer beneath the perovskite absorber and the hole transport layer on top, face limits for large scale manufacturing and operationa ... more
SOLAR DAILY
HKUST team advances vacuum grown perovskite solar cells
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 30. 2026
Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have demonstrated a fully solvent free route to high performance perovskite solar cells using an all vacuum deposition process that ... more

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Tubular solid oxide fuel cells mapped for cleaner energy systems
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 30. 2026
A new review in the journal Energy and Environment Nexus examines how advances in the geometric design of tubular solid oxide fuel cells could speed their adoption in cleaner and more efficient ener ... more
ENERGY TECH
Carbon nanotube textile heaters push industrial gas systems toward electrification
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026
A cross-disciplinary team at Rice University has developed a new type of electric heating element that uses carbon nanotube fibers to deliver high power in flowing gases while remaining lightweight ... more
UAV NEWS
Airspan extends 5G in motion to defense aerial networks
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
Airspan Networks Holdings LLC has expanded its In-Motion 5G platform from commercial air to ground deployments into defense-grade mobile ad hoc networks, high-altitude pseudo-satellite systems, and ... more
SPACEMART
Aalyria secures 100 million dollars to expand next generation space networking
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
Aalyria has closed a 100 million dollar Series B funding round to accelerate deployment of its next generation space communications technologies and expand its role in emerging satellite and defense ... more
SPACEWAR
Rice to head new US Space Force sensing technology center
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
Rice University has signed an 8.1 million dollar cooperative agreement to lead the United States Space Force University Consortium Space Strategic Technology Institute 4, a new center known as the C ... more
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UAV NEWS
Hawk shape shifting in flight may guide future drone control
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
Birds can thread their way through cluttered environments by changing their body shape in flight, a capability that engineers still struggle to reproduce in uncrewed aerial vehicles such as drones. ... more
CHIP TECH
United Semiconductors secures Starlab payload capacity for in-space semiconductor crystal production
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026
Starlab Space LLC has entered into a payload reservation agreement with United Semiconductors LLC to transition the company's space-based semiconductor crystal growth work from the International Spa ... more
AEROSPACE
Northrop Grumman moves to boost B-21 Raider output
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force are ramping up production capacity for the B-21 Raider to field the new bomber more quickly. The company describes the program as a demonstration of its perfo ... more
SPACEMART
Telus and AST SpaceMobile plan direct-to-phone satellite service across Canada
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
Telus and AST SpaceMobile have signed a commercial agreement to deliver space based cellular broadband coverage across Canada using standard smartphones. The partnership aims to extend mobile connec ... more
SPACEWAR
HawkEye 360 boosts capital and deepens European defense deals
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
HawkEye 360 has secured additional Series E financing and expanded its presence in European defense markets as ministries increase their use of commercial space-based electronic warfare and signals ... more
SPACEWAR
BlackSky wins new funding for NGA facility monitoring work
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
BlackSky Technology Inc. has secured a seven figure award under its National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Luno A Facility Monitoring Delivery Order, extending funding for four years in recognition ... more
SPACEMART
Sierra Space raises 550 million dollars and reaches 8 billion valuation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
Sierra Space Corporation has closed a 550 million dollar Series C equity round led by LuminArx Capital Management, valuing the company at 8 billion dollars post-money. The new financing lifts total ... more
TECH SPACE
CesiumAstro buys Vidrovr to embed AI across satellite communications
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
CesiumAstro has acquired Vidrovr in a move to integrate artificial intelligence directly into its space communications systems, payloads, and satellite platforms, extending AI-driven analytics and r ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
A Plan B for space? On the risks of concentrating national space power in private hands
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
Private companies are no longer peripheral participants in U.S. space activities. They provide key services, including launching and deploying satellites, transporting cargo and astronauts to the In ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
GMV to deliver new UK launch monitoring algorithms for NSpOC
London, UK (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
GMV has secured a contract from the UK Space Agency to develop advanced algorithmic capabilities for monitoring space launch events in support of the UK National Space Operations Centre. The project ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
PLD Space lands 180m euro boost to advance global launch services
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
PLD Space has closed a 180 million euro Series C equity funding round that will accelerate the company's transition to commercial launch operations and expand its global infrastructure for small sat ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Photonic crystal concept advances laser light sail propulsion
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
Most space missions still rely on chemical rockets that must carry their own propellant, adding mass and limiting speed and range. Researchers are investigating light sails driven by powerful lasers ... more
IRON AND ICE
DART images show slow motion rock exchange between binary asteroids
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
About 15 percent of asteroids near Earth have small moons orbiting them, making binary asteroid systems common close to our planet. A new analysis of images from NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection T ... more
TECH SPACE
Physicists compute first example of ideal glass
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
Scientists led by a physicist at the University of Oregon have used advanced mathematical modeling to construct what they describe as the first ideal glass, a long hypothesized but never before real ... more
TIME AND SPACE
New study reveals unusual nonquantum magnetic state in cerium compound
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
Magnetic materials that host a quantum spin liquid state are a focus of intense research because they can exhibit exotic states of matter and may play a role in future quantum technologies. A new st ... more
TECH SPACE
Solar powered chemistry cuts emissions in industrial epoxidation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
Researchers have demonstrated a solar powered route to a key industrial chemical reaction that could substantially cut the energy use and carbon emissions of manufacturing processes that produce epo ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Molecular vibrations hurl electrons at extreme speeds
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
Electrons can be kicked across solar materials at almost the fastest speed nature allows, challenging long-held theories about how solar energy systems work. The discovery could help researchers des ... more
TIME AND SPACE
New HETDEX map uncovers hidden hydrogen structures in early cosmos
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
Astronomers working with the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX) have produced the largest and most precise three dimensional map to date of light from excited hydrogen in the you ... more
BIO FUEL
Ethanol method boosts low temperature NOx cleanup catalysts
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
A research team has reported a simple new preparation strategy that sharply improves the low temperature performance of carbon based catalysts used to remove nitrogen oxides from industrial exhaust. ... more
NANO TECH
Ultrafast thermal detector pushes gigahertz performance frontier
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
Electrical engineers at Duke University have built an ultrathin pyroelectric photodetector that operates hundreds to thousands of times faster than conventional thermal detectors while remaining sen ... more
OIL AND GAS
Eco friendly quantum dots reach record solar hydrogen output
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
A team from the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at DGIST, working with collaborators at Konkuk University, has demonstrated heavy metal free quantum dot photoelectrodes that achieve wor ... more
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