British and American scientists are merging their nuclear fusion supercomputing resources to accelerate the development of clean energy through artificial intelligence. The UK and US have agreed to combine their computational capabilities in an effort to refine plasma behavior models, addressing one of the persistent hurdles in making fusion a commercial reality.
The concept of replicating the sun’s energy source on Earth has long been characterized by delays, with predictions often pushing viable fusion energy decades into the future. Tim Bestwick, interim CEO of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), joins presenter Tom Whipple to discuss the specific challenges that must be overcome to transition nuclear fusion from theoretical promise to practical power generation.
In literary news ahead of the Royal Society’s Trivedi Book Prize announcement, two shortlisted authors share their insights. Deborah Cohen, author of Bad Influence, examines the detrimental effects the internet can have on public health. Meanwhile, Steve Ramirez, writer of How to Change a Memory, explores his research into the mechanisms of memory and how personal experiences with grief reshaped his understanding of its purpose.
Science reporters also investigate one of archaeology’s most enduring mysteries: whether researchers have finally located the tomb of Queen Nefertiti. Correspondent Lizzie Gibney provides updates on this significant potential discovery.
Nefertiti’s tomb location? Bold claim. I’ll believe it when I see the peer-reviewed proof, not just press releases.
Does anyone else think we’re ignoring the real health crisis of the internet? Cohen’s book sounds much more urgent than another quantum computing paper.
I had no idea the UK and US were pooling supercomputers for this. That’s a massive shift in how we approach the physics难题.
Fusion finally getting some serious computational muscle is huge news. Hope this time it actually sticks the landing for clean energy.