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Ford Motor Co. said Thursday that its Fusion midsize sedan has already broken the model's annual sales record even though U.S. auto sales have dropped 25 percent.
The top gasoline-electric hybrid sedans for fuel mileage aren't Hondas or Toyotas. That honor goes to the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid and its sibling 2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid.
Former U.S. Reps. Bob Barr and Cynthia McKinney aren't often on the same side, but both are speaking out on potential abuse of "fusion centers," funded by the Department of Homeland Security to blend state and local law enforcement with national security aims.
While two of the Detroit Three have no new models to unveil at this year's Los Angeles Auto Show, Ford Motor Co. stayed in and will show off a revamped midsize car that is an example of how serious it is about gas mileage and about clawing its way back into the car business.
A Purdue University scientist who was reprimanded for research misconduct over claims he produced nuclear fusion in tabletop experiments is suing two other faculty members for alleged defamation.
Purdue University on Wednesday reprimanded a scientist who has been accused of falsifying claims he produced nuclear fusion in tabletop experiments.
A Purdue University panel has found two instances of misconduct by a researcher who claims he produced nuclear fusion in tabletop experiments.
WASHINGTON — Withhold the JFK-Near Collision story, V1282. The timing of the incident is in question.
A Purdue University panel that reviewed misconduct allegations against a scientist who claims he produced "tabletop fusion" has concluded that "several matters merit further investigation."
Reports that the bubble had burst for a form of cheap, table-top nuclear fusion may have been premature. Rusi Taleyarkhan, the physicist at the centre of a furore surrounding so-called bubble fusion, was last week cleared of scientific misconduct.
Scientists on Thursday carried out China's first successful test of an experimental fusion reactor, powered by the process that fuels the sun, a research institute spokeswoman said.
Colonizing Space With Fusion PropulsionIt is amazing how correct this man's analysis was years before these events actually happened. Also, he gives a nice rationale for going to the moon intstead of heading directly to mars.
Canadian startup proposes nuclear fusion power plant at a bargain price"Nuclear fusion offers a completely clean method of producing vast amounts of energy. So far the major stumbling block for scientists has been creating a controllable fusion reaction that achieves "net gain", meaning it gives off more energy than is needed to trigger it.
Smaller reactor design for fusion may work in a "pinch"Despite all the focus on alternative energy sources, nuclear fusion has barely rated a mention, as it has turned out to be very difficult to execute.
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Fusion falters under soaring costsfusion plant is costing 16b instead of 3b estimated. Debate for the Iter project is over costs, uninvented materials and other technical problems, increased staffing needs,etc
Nearby Star (Betelgeuse) May Be Getting Ready to ExplodeThe nearby, well-known and very bright star may soon explode in a supernova, according to data released by U.C. Berkeley researchers Tuesday. More Articles
Lab Unveils 'Star Maker' Laser SystemA lab in Livermore, California will soon be able to replicate the heat at the birth of stars, hopefully paving the way toward fusion energy.
National Ignition Facility: California Fires up Laser Fusion MachineA tentative first step towards an era of clean, almost limitless energy will take place today with the opening of a giant facility designed to recreate the power of the stars in an oversized warehouse in California.
Star Crust 10 Billion Times Stronger than SteelResearch by a theoretical physicist at Indiana University shows that the crusts of neutron stars are 10 billion times stronger than steel or any other of the earth's strongest metal alloys. More Articles
Get Ready Humanity, Because Space Is a Freak ShowLike some kind of massive cosmic toilet bowl, the multitude of galaxies that populate the known Universe are swirling inexplicably toward a tiny 20-degree plane of deep space. More Articles
19 Years Ago...April 24, 1990: Hubble Becomes Big Eye Above SkyHubble was not the first space telescope but it is by far the most sophisticated, providing earthlings with unprecedented detail and spectacular views of their universe.
California Utility to Capture Solar Power in SpaceSolar power beamed down from space will generate electricity for California homes as soon as 2016, under a new plan by a utility company to ramp up renewable energy technology far beyond solar panels on roofs. More Articles
World's largest laser completed: Nuclear fusion, Death Star battle stations next?The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) has announced that the world's biggest laser is ready to start blasting away after 12 years in the making.
Scientists in possible cold fusion breakthroughWASHINGTON (AFP) — Researchers at a US Navy laboratory have unveiled what they say is "significant" evidence of cold fusion, a potential energy source that has many skeptics in the scientific community.
New Hopes For Cold Fusion at Space and Naval Warfare Systems CommandPamela Mosier-Boss and colleagues at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) in San Diego, California, are claiming to have made a "significant" discovery – clear evidence of the products of cold fusion. More Articles
Super-sized Supernova Explosion Observed Start to Finish Including Black Hole EndingIn the first observation if its kind, scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science and San Diego State University were able to watch what happens when a star the size of 50 suns explodes.
Space-Time "Ripples" Created by Merging Black HolesTwo newfound black holes on the verge of crashing into each other could be creating "ripples" in the fabric of space-time, astronomers suggest. More Articles
Manhattan Towers Gather Their Own Heat for PowerUnlike conventional power stations, which let excess heat dissipate into the air as exhaust, cogens reuse that cast-off energy for heating and cooling.
Ford Fusion Hybrid Tops Camry, Prius in ComparisonsThe automotive press has begun testing the all-new 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid in recent weeks. Two prominent publications have now published comparisons pitting the Fusion Hybrid against its Toyota competition, and the Ford has won both.
U.S. commitment to International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor has been inconsistentA good article on the promise and problems with the ITER nuclear fusion experimental reactor.
Finland to produce service robot for future experimental fusion reactor - Helsingin Sanomat - International EditionThe world's first functioning, electricity-producing fusion reactor is still decades away, but already one can practice with and test one of the reactor's most critical parts at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland facility in Tampere. The fusion reactor's se …
New Fusion-Fission System Invented, Promises Clean Nuclear PowerOne of the hybrid reactors would be capable of burning the sludge waste of 10 to 15 LWRs, rendering it non-radioactive.
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu's Latest ExperimentThe newly confirmed U.S. Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, is settling into his new job in Washington, D.C., but he's still making waves in his old job as a physicist.
Ford's Green Plan to Drive Sales - along with some very cool dashboard data visualizationsFord Motor (F) has been making a lot of promises lately. On Dec.
Zombie Star Spins Like CrazyThe very old star has a dead heart, having exhausted all the fuel that runs thermonuclear fusion. But the star itself goes on spinning about its axis once every 2.6 seconds and generating intense magnetic fields. More Articles
Energy of the Stars, With No Emissions"A consortium of governments will build a groundbreaking fusion power plant in France for a price in excess of €5 billion. After decades of discouraging setbacks, plasma physics has made jaw-dropping recent progress. Could it save the world?"
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