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The quest for better fusion reactors is putting a new generation of superconductors to the test. ( physicsworld.com )

Superconducting magnets inside a fusion reactor will experience conditions that aren’t seen anywhere on Earth. Materials scientists Susie Speller and Chris Grovenor are trying to predict how long these components can last in this extreme environment

String theory may be inevitable as a unified theory of physics, calculations suggest ( physicsworld.com )

Striking evidence that string theory could be the sole viable “theory of everything” has emerged in a new theoretical study of particle scattering that was done by a trio of physicists in the US. By unifying all fundamental forces of nature, including gravity, string theory could provide the long-sought quantum description ...