☢️ World’s largest nuclear reactor won’t power up for 15 years, NYPD’s new 60-mph boats armed with bomb-sniffing noses, world's oldest cave painting

Plus: UK researchers unveil coldest quantum detector in the world                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 July 05, 2024 | [Read Online]( In Coordination with IE Academy Join IE Academy as an instructor and present your live courses to other engineers Fill out our form and be a part of our digital education platform [Fill the form now]( The running of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in France has been delayed by 15 years, according to Director-General Pietro Barabaschi. The first test of the ITER fusion reactor is now scheduled to achieve full magnetic energy in 2036 – representing a delay of three years relative to the 2016 reference – while the start of the deuterium-tritium operation phase in 2039 represents a delay of four years. For more on this development, check out today’s [Must-Read](. 🔥Today’s job of the day as featured on [jobs.interestingengineering.com](: >[Â]([Senior Software Engineer]( > [Senior Embedded Software Engineer, New Products]( Reading Time: 4 mins Did a friend forward this e-mail to you? [Subscribe here.]( MUST READ ☢️ [Fusion confusion: World’s largest nuclear reactor won’t power up for 15 years]( This announcement means that the hope of generating commercial fusion from ITER is dashed for now, and it will take [years]( for it to offer a viable solution to the climate crisis. Barabaschi also suggested that the world [should not keep waiting]( for nuclear fusion energy to arrive as a solution for the problems it is facing. “Fusion cannot arrive in time to solve the problems our planet faces today, and [investment in other technologies](, known and unknown, is absolutely needed,” he said at a press conference on Wednesday. 🚤 [4th of July: NYPD’s new boats armed with bomb-sniffing noses, speed at 60 mph]( Ahead of the United States’ 4th of July celebration, New York Police Department (NYPD) is turning to new technology to provide [heightened security](. NYPD’s Counterterrorism Maritime Unit is using special boats that are equipped with [radiation detectors]( to sniff out a bomb to ensure safety of people during the Independence Day celebrations. The advanced boat will provide safety as Macy’s fireworks will launch from the Hudson river for the [first time in 10 years]( on Thursday, July 4. With a speed of more than [60 mph](, the counterterrorism boats have the capacity to spot explosives secreted on a pier or the bow of a ship. 🐖 [Indonesia: 51,200-year-old painting of pig, humans declared world’s oldest]( A 51,200-year-old cave painting was uncovered on an Indonesian island, making it the [oldest evidence of storytelling]( in art ever found. The discovery took place on the island of [Sulawesi](, inside a limestone cave called Leang Karampuang. Inside the cave, the researchers stumbled upon a mysterious painting depicting a scene unlike any other found so far. The artwork showcases “[three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig](.” For years, [Europe]( held the crown for the oldest known cave paintings. But this new artwork has smashed this previously held record. Love what you're reading, but too many emails? 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