Physicists are grappling with their own reproducibility crisis A contentious meeting of physicists highlighted concerns, failures and possible fixes for a crisis in condensed matter physics
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2431927-physi

Sunlight-trapping device can generate temperatures over 1000°C A solar energy absorber that uses quartz to trap heat reached 1050°C in tests and could offer a way to decarbonise the production of steel and cement
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2431224-sunli

Doughnut-shaped swirls of laser light can be used to transmit images Ultra-fast pulses of laser light can be shaped into vortices similar to smoke rings – when chained together, they can carry enough information to transmit a simple image
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2430549-dough

Being in two places at once could make a quantum battery charge faster The quantum principle of superposition – the idea of particles being in multiple places at once – could help make quantum batteries that charge within minutes
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2429915-being

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