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24th October 2022
New record data transmission speed
The first data transmission to exceed 1 petabit per second (Pbit/s) using only a single laser and a single optical chip has been demonstrated by European researchers.
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2nd October 2022
Smart microrobots walk autonomously
Researchers have installed electronic "brains" on solar-powered robots that are just 100 to 250 micrometres in size, so the tiny machines can walk autonomously without being externally controlled.
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4th May 2022
Major advance in microwave power beaming
Researchers have demonstrated the feasibility of terrestrial microwave power beaming by transmitting 1.6 kilowatts (kW) over a distance of 1 kilometre (km) – the most significant advance for this technology in nearly 50 years.
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14th March 2022
New record temperature for spherical tokamak
Tokamak Energy has demonstrated a world-first with its privately-funded spherical tokamak. The reactor achieved a plasma temperature of 100 million degrees Celsius, the threshold required for commercial fusion energy.
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9th February 2022
Major breakthrough in fusion energy
The biggest breakthrough in fusion energy since 1997 has been reported today at the Joint European Torus in Oxford, UK, with 59 megajoules produced over five seconds, more than double the previous record.
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20th January 2022
BMW reveals colour-changing car
German carmaker BMW has demonstrated the use of electrophoretic technology enabling a vehicle's surface to rapidly change its colour. The futuristic concept has potential for a number of interior and exterior applications.
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