The U.S. military is working on a sonic weapon that manipulates a tiny ball of plasma to produce incredible noise. The Pentagon’s Joint Non-Lethal Weapons program has come up with a form of crowd ...

Ball lightning has mystified scientists and witnesses for centuries, appearing as glowing orbs during thunderstorms that seem ...

Mimicking the extreme reactions that take place inside the Sun, as is the aim of nuclear fusion researchers of all persuasions, is one thing. Having them generate heat to keep the reactions going and ...

Non-lethal weapons are used in a variety of situations and contexts: during riots, as deterrents, and more. Shooting bean bags and pepper spray isn't always ideal, however, and the Joint Non-Lethal ...

For the prospect of limitless, clean energy produced through nuclear fusion to become a reality, scientists need the reactions at the heart of the technology to become self-sustaining, and newly ...

There are some more details about their work and their plans, however, most of this has been covered by Nextbigfuture in June 2015 The original announcement and work on 5 millisecond duration was back ...

Not many people get to see ball lightning, but those who do never forget it. Imagine a glowing orb suddenly materializing in front of you, possibly sizzling or exuding a bluish mist and an acrid smell ...

The sun is a roiling, boiling ball of plasma, constantly churning and turning itself inside out as ropes of magnetic-field lines tangle and break at its surface to release tremendous amounts of energy ...

A breakthrough discovery made by engineers at the University of Missouri may bring a revolution to the world of energy generation and storage. Storing large quantities of energy in an efficient and ...