Fusion reactors could create ingredients for a nuclear weapon in weeks Concern over the risks of enabling nuclear weapons development is usually focused on nuclear fission reactors, but the potential harm from more advanced fusion reactors has been underappreciated
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2430012-fusio

Why we are finally within reach of a room-temperature superconductor A practical superconductor would transform the efficiency of electronics. After decades of hunting, several key breakthroughs are inching us very close to this coveted prize
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/mg26234903-20

Black holes scramble information – but may not be the best at it Information contained within quantum objects gets scrambled when they interact. Physicists have now derived a speed limit for this process, challenging the idea that black holes are the fastest data scramblers
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2429489-black

A new approach to dark matter could help us solve galactic anomalies Cosmological puzzles are tempting astronomers to rethink our simple picture of the universe – and ask whether dark matter is even stranger than we thought
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/mg26234890-20

Quantum forces used to automatically assemble tiny device The very weak forces of attraction caused by the Casimir effect can now be used to manipulate microscopic gold flakes and turn them into a light-trapping tool
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2428182-quant