Google and XTX back German fusion start-up as nuclear bets proliferate

Google and British billionaire Alex Gerko’s XTX Markets have backed German start-up Proxima Fusion, broadening their bets on ...

Measuring iron in motion at Earth-core conditions

It was a journey to the center of the Earth, if only for the briefest of moments. But rather than tunneling thousands of ...

German fusion start-up Proxima raises €411m, reaches unicorn status

German start-up Proxima Fusion has raised €411 million ($470 million) in a funding round backed by investors including Google ...
Le Lézard

Proxima Fusion Raises ?411 Million at a ?2.4B Valuation to Build Europe's Commercial Fusion Champion

Proxima Fusion today announced a ?411 million ($468 million) financing round, bringing the company's valuation to ?2.4 billion ($2.7 billion) and establishing Proxima as the best-funded fusion company ...
New Scientist

The strange metals forcing us to rethink how electricity really works

Some 40 years ago, physicists noticed certain metals were conducting electricity in a bizarre way no one could explain. New ...

Pressure unlocks 3D superconductivity in tantalum disulfide at triple the temperature

Superconductors have long been considered a promising technology for the energy systems of the future. They can conduct ...