ARS Technica Sebastian Anthony (UK) – Jul 12, 2015 Lasers fuse hydrogen, causing uranium to fission, which generates electricity. Zzzap! The pellet/hohlraum is imploded by lasers, causing the hydrogen isotopes to fuse. Hot gasses rush out the back of the engine, creating thrust. The uranium-238 coating is bombarded with neutrons from the fusion reaction, starting … Read more
Techworm BY MAYA KAMATH ON JULY 15, 2015 Patent awarded to Boeing for laser-triggered nuclear fusion powered jet engine, but will Boeing build one? Boeing’s Robert Budica, James Herzberg, and Frank Chandler applied for a patent for building a laser and nuclear driven airplane engine which got its approval last week from the US Patent … Read more
Digital Trends By Drew Prindle — July 13, 2015 Satellite Plasma Thruster Boeing definitely has no shortage of crazy, ambitious, and downright ridiculous ideas. Many of these never make it past the conceptual phase, but the company’s latest one might actually become a reality at some point in the future. Boeing has recently been awarded … Read more
United States Patent 9,068,562 Budica , et al. June 30, 2015 Laser-powered propulsion system Abstract A propulsion apparatus includes a propellant, at least one laser, and a thrust member. The propellant includes a solid surface having a hollow core disposed within the solid surface and a thrust-producing medium disposed within the hollow core. The at … Read more
BusinessInsider.com BENJAMIN ZHANG, July 7, 2015 Last week, the US Patent and Trademark Office approved an application from Boeing’s Robert Budica, James Herzberg, and Frank Chandler for a laser- and nuclear-driven airplane engine. With airplane makers constantly on the lookout for new and more efficient ways to power their products, this laser engine is the … Read more
IEEE Spectrum Evan Ackerman, 10 Jul 2015 Image: United States Patent and Trademark Office This is one of those patents that absolutely in no way signifies that the company who files it is working on the thing that the patent is patenting. Because we can assure you, Boeing is not* actively developing a laser-triggered fusion … Read more
logic4training Apr, 01 – 2015 At Logic4training we like to keep abreast of new developments in the world of heating and this exciting new development could be a real game changer. Scientists in China have spent the last 10 years secretly working on a brand new type of domestic boiler, one that could potentially last … Read more
Inspired by Dr. Teller’s work, and his prophetic warning to keep people informed, a Michigan physics professor named Dr. Keeve (Kip) Siegel formed the first and only private-sector company to pursue controlled fusion research using lasers. In the early 1970s, he formed KMS Industries, with the goal of successfully achieving laser inertial fusion energy. With … Read more
LastTechAge 2015/02/15 KMS Fusion, an early ICF group mostly remembered for its mashup of good science and bad politics. This is our historical addendum. An excellent article on the beginning of ICF (inertial confinement fusion) was posted on January 28th by ScienceLine’s Chelsey Coombes. This is a summary of Alex Wellerstein‘s presentation at the October … Read more
kickstarter.com by J. Catania This project will develop a proof-of-principle “opening switch” which will be the heart of a pulsed thermonuclear fusion reactor.