X-pinch plasma achieves radial proton acceleration for crisp imaging

Plasma pinches: From pursuits of nuclear fusion to an attractive point source of accelerated protons for proton radiography.

Scientists discover smart way to supercharge soft robotics and better support rehabilitation patients

Researchers have found an ingenious way to make soft robots and wearable technology more than three times more powerful by ...
The New York Times

Hard Fork

What we learned from the government’s biggest attempt yet to control who can gain access to the most powerful new A.I. models. By Kevin RooseCasey NewtonWhitney JonesRachel CohnVjeran PavicAlyssa ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Man Who Swam the Full Length of the Mississippi River

Fred Newton promotes his record-breaking journey. Courtesy of the Newton Family The morning of July 6, 1930, Fred Newton waded into the Mississippi River in Minneapolis and started swimming. He told ...