While using nuclear fission has been well established and used commercially for decades to generate electricity, nuclear fusion has remained out of reach because of the extremely complicated engineering, and extraordinary power and resource needs required. There’s another branch of fusion research known as 'cold fusion’ which takes a different approach to fuse atoms together that does not require huge amounts of energy and resources. Our guest is working on his own approach to cold fusion and has achieved interesting, early results that have now been published in the May, 2024 edition of the journal Nature Scientific Reports.

The comet known as C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS as seen over the Caloosahatchee River on Tuesday night, Oct. 15, 2024, in Fort Myers. The comet was first discovered in 2023 by observers at the Purple Mountain Observatory in China and an Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in South Africa. The comet can be seen about 45 minutes after sunset each day through the end of October. It can be seen without special equipment but the best view is through a pair of binoculars. The comet isn’t expected to be visible again for 80,000 years.

A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and highlighted dependence on software from a handful of providers.Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said that the issue believed to be behind the outage was not a security incident or cyberattack.The issue affected Microsoft 365 apps and services, and escalating disruptions continued hours after the technology company said it was gradually fixing it.

The last in the GOES-R satellite series launched Tuesday afternoon that will carry the latest weather technology and advancements into the year 2030.

A new weather eye launched into space on Tuesday, June 25, with the latest technology that will help meteorologists and other scientists bring the best forecasts in Earth and Space.The launch can be seen on the NASA site here.

The space agency determined that the material was a metal alloy stanchion used on “NASA flight support equipment.”

A robotic hand to help the blind and deaf communicate. Earbuds that allow a blink of the eye or nod of the head to control digital devices.A therapy to treat glaucoma. A software device to help people with PTSD. A cheaper way to make holograms. A more efficient way to raise aquaculture.These were just a few of the winners of the Edison Best New Products announced last week at the Edison Awards in downtown Fort Myers.

Math enthusiasts around the world, from college kids to rocket scientists, celebrate Pi Day on today — March 14 or 3/14 — which is Pi, or the first three digits of an infinite number with many practical uses.Around the world many people will mark the day with a slice of pie — sweet, savory or even pizza.

Is artificial intelligence a viable tool in the fight against invasive species?UF/IFAS scientists are exploring that question on a small scale in a project using traps equipped with AI technology. For this study, the traps are targeting Argentine black and white tegus in Fort Pierce.Scientists hope these AI ‘smart traps’ will help suppress and remove an established population of these lizards that have quickly invaded this Treasure Coast city. St. Lucie county has become a hot spot for tegus over the last seven years.

A private U.S. lunar lander touched down on the moon Thursday, but contact with the craft was weak, company officials said.There were no immediate updates on the lander’s condition from the company, Intuitive Machines.Tension mounted in the company’s command center in Houston, as controllers awaited a signal from the spacecraft some 250,000 miles (400,000 kilometers) away, which arrived about 10 minutes later.