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US Commerce Department to Award Up to $389 Million for Power Semiconductor Development Under CHIPS Act

The US Department of Commerce announced its intention to provide up to $389 million to four companies for research and development of power semiconductors and critical materials. The funds under the CHIPS and Science Act will go to Helion, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Vertical Semiconductor, and Sibelgo — for technologies in fusion energy, data centers, and ultra-high-purity quartz.

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Fusion Startup Marathon Fusion Claims It Turned Mercury Into Stable Gold, Beating CERN's Record Tenfold

San Francisco fusion startup Marathon Fusion announced that last month it transmuted mercury into stable gold, beating CERN's record tenfold. The claim has not been independently verified. The company also says it broke a 40-year-old Soviet record with its plasma centrifuge. A question arises: will gold repeat the fate of diamonds, which crashed due to lab-grown counterparts.

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