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inverse.com Kastalia Medrano | May 20, 2016 Can a handful of startups win the race to market nuclear fusion – at a fraction of the cost of government-funded projects? Tri Alpha Energy, a Southern California fusion startup, just raised nearly $500,000 to try to make fusion power a reality. Funded by heavyweights like Goldman Sachs … Read more
PPPL By John Greenwald | May 19, 2016 U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz will dedicate the newest U.S. fusion facility of the 21st century on Friday, May 20, at the DOE’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). The $94-million upgrade to the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX-U), four … Read more
technolgy review by Richard Martin May 20, 2016 A startup in California has raised $500 million to chase the elusive dream of fusion power. Is this crazy, or is the company on to something? No energy technology is more tantalizing than fusion, but no energy technology has proved more disappointing. So how has a fusion … Read more
PSFC-MIT May 10, 2016 Prof. Miklos Porkolab Paul Rivenberg Professor of Physics Miklos Porkolab was elected an external member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS) at the 187tth meeting of the General Assembly of the Academy in Budapest, on May 2, 2016. Founded in 1825, the prestigious HAS is the oldest institution devoted to … Read more
WNN 18 May 2016 The two biggest tanks for the Iter fusion reactor’s cryoplant have been completed in the Czech Republic. An exceptional convoy will be required to transport them to the Iter construction site in southern France. The quench tanks measure 35 meters in length, 4.5 meters in diameter and weighing about 160 tonnes. … Read more
cosmos 26 APR 2016 Fusion power is such a huge, potentially game-changing technology that it’s easy to get swept up in its utopian promise. Equally, it’s easy to dismiss the whole shebang as a wild fantasy that will never come to pass. Here’s what you need to know to help keep pace with developments in … Read more
elconfidencial.com 16.05.2016 Click here for the original in Spanish Every Friday, twenty students of American high school meet in their particular science club for experiments with a homemade nuclear fusion reactor The basement of Carl Greninger’s house in Federal Way, Washington may seem straight out of a science fiction movie or part of a government … Read more
eurosciencejobs.com Nuclear Fusion Physicist (P4) IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna, Austria Main Purpose As a key member of a team led by the Section Head, the Nuclear Fusion Physicist is responsible for supporting international cooperation on fusion research activities and fostering the exchange of scientific results among the different partners. The Nuclear Fusion … Read more
elconfidencial.com 16.05.2016 Click here for English translation Cada viernes, veinte alumnos de instituto estadounidenses se reúnen en su particular club de ciencias para realizar experimentos con un reactor de fusión nuclear casero El sótano de la casa de Carl Greninger —en Federal Way, Washington— puede parecer sacado de una película de ciencia ficción o parte … Read more
Princeton Distillate Nuclear fusion has enormous promise as a global energy source. The fuel is nearly inexhaustible and the waste products have less environmental impact than the wastes associated with fossil fuels and nuclear fission. Making affordable fusion energy would be a remarkable human achievement. To appreciate some of the key challenges, we examine magnetic … Read more