The sun has produced energy for billions of years. Every hour the sun beams more energy onto Earth than it needs to satisfy global energy needs for an entire year. In one technique, long troughs ...

China is finalizing construction on what will be the world’s brightest X-ray light source. Located about 30 miles (50 km) north of Beijing, the High Energy Photon Source (HEPS) is expected to begin ...

The High Energy Photon Source (HEPS) will generate beams that are a trillion times brighter in terms of photon density than the surface of the sun, thanks to their extreme focus and precision.