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California can store 1,000 years of carbon underground to fight climate change, but 8,000 abandoned oil wells could change everything

California possesses ample underground space for storing CO2 emissions for over a millennium. 8,000 abandoned oil wells pose a potential leakage risk for stored carbon. Modern studies suggests sealing the most compromised wells minimises this risk effectively. Strict regulations and monitoring will ensure community safety and project stability.

The Times of India · Jul 20

Supercomputers simulated the orbits of 1 million satellites between Earth and the moon — and less than 10% survived

Researchers used a pair of powerful supercomputers to simulate the potential trajectories of 1 million satellites in a cislunar orbit between Earth and the moon. Less than 10% of these orbits remained stable throughout the simulations, but this is not as disastrous as it may sound.

LiveScience · Feb 18

Earth orbit is getting crowded. Can this map of 1 million routes around our planet help prevent satellite collisions?

Could we prevent in-orbit crashes in the future by using advanced computer models?

Space · Feb 10

U.S. Injects $112M into Supercomputing to Enable Fusion Future

Following the second successful fusion ignition on the U.S.'s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the U.S. invests $112M additional greenbacks on fusion-related supercomputing efforts.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 16, 2023

Tuolumne is El Capitan's Little Brother with 200+ PetaFLOPS Performance

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory preps unclassified system with AMD's Instinct MI300 APUs.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 7, 2023

AMD's Instinct MI300 Moves Into El Capitan Installation

AMD's Instinct MI300 is ready for the El Capitan supercomputer. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has begu installing hardware.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 5, 2023

AMD Instinct MI300 Details Emerge, Debuts in 2 Exaflop El Capitan Supercomputer

We dug up more details about the AMD Instinct MI300 that will debut in the two-exaflop El Capitan supercomputer.

Tom’s Hardware · May 23, 2023

Exclusive-Russian hackers targeted U.S. nuclear scientists

A Russian hacking team known as Cold River targeted three nuclear research laboratories in the United States this past summer, according to internet records reviewed by Reuters and five cyber security experts.

Reuters · Jan 6, 2023

When will fusion energy be available? Here's what 3 scientists predict

Amid the recent breakthrough in nuclear fusion, experts are envisioning fusion power plants to supply the electric grid with clean energy.

Inverse · Dec 18, 2022

A historic ‘fusion breakthrough’ was just announced in the US. What does it mean?

The lofty end goal for harnessing fusion for power production is to generate vast amounts of clean, sustainable electricity.

The New Daily · Dec 14, 2022