Lab Confirms Penrose's Black Hole Energy Extraction in Experiment

A stationary lab experiment has proven that energy can be extracted from spinning black holes, validating a 1969 theory by Roger Penrose. In other major science news, a three-decade-old dark matter signal has been conclusively ruled out, the most detailed map of the human brainstem was released, and human tissue was bioprinted in space for the first time.

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Lab experiment validates Penrose's 1969 theory for extracting energy from black holes. Using a stationary ring of metamaterials, CUNY ASRC scientists reproduced the Penrose-Zel'dovich process, capturing wave amplification from simulated extreme rotation. The result, published in Nature, confirms theoretical black hole physics and suggests new approaches for photonics and quantum device engineering. 1 2

Sister experiments rule out DAMA/LIBRA dark matter signal with high confidence. A combined analysis of data from ANAIS-112 and COSINE-100 found no annual modulation in sodium iodide crystals, directly contradicting the DAMA claim. Published in Physical Review Letters, this result clears the path for new dark matter searches. 3

IIT Madras creates world's most detailed 3D map of the human brainstem. The 'Anchor' atlas uses over 500 tissue sections to build a cellular-resolution digital map spanning from MRI scans to individual nerve cells. The tool, identifying 200+ cell clusters, provides an unprecedented resource for studying neurological diseases. 4

Kidney and liver tissue bioprinted off Earth for the first time. A suborbital flight successfully fabricated functional human tissue constructs in microgravity, avoiding the distortion and collapse caused by gravity on Earth. This breakthrough paves the way for on-demand organ bioprinting in space. 5

JWST peers into the atmosphere of a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a dead star. The James Webb Space Telescope studied WD 1856 b, a planet that survived its host star's red giant phase. Detecting methane and aerosols offers scientists a preview of the fate of gas giants in our solar system. 6

China's Tianwen-2 probe returns the first close-up image of asteroid Kamo'oalewa. After a 620-million-kilometer journey, the spacecraft is operating within 12.5 miles of the small quasi-moon. China aims to collect the first sample using an anchor-and-attach drill, becoming the third nation to return asteroid material. 7

Astronomers detect the process that may trigger star formation in a molecular cloud. Observations of the prestellar core L1544 revealed ambipolar diffusion, where neutral molecules fall inward faster than ions, weakening magnetic fields. The Kyushu University-led study marks the first detection of this process in a star-forming core. 8