Videos

Activation of Wendelstein 7-X

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IPP Feb. 3, 2016 German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends & triggers the first Hydrogen Plasma experiment of the Wendelstein W7-X Stellarator fusion containment device. This is the Max Planck Institute official ceremony video from the Hydrogen Plasma initiation ceremony held 3 April 2016. You may advance the video to approximately 39 minutes to watch the … Read more

One step closer to fusion power

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Published on Jan 21, 2016 by MIT For the first time, researchers show two types of turbulence within plasma that cause significant heat loss. Solving this problem could take the world a step closer to fusion power which has the promise of limitless and relatively clean energy. (Learn more: https://mitsha.re/XmrC3) Video produced and edited: Melanie … Read more

Wendelstein 7-X: The first helium plasma

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On 10th December 2015 the first helium plasma was produced in the Wendelstein 7-X fusion device at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Greifswald. After more than a year of technical preparations and tests, experimental operation has now commenced according to plan. Wendelstein 7-X, the world’s largest stellarator-type fusion device, will investigate … Read more

Major Step Towards Fusion Power Acheived

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Published on Nov 15, 2015 Graham Templeton of Extreme Tech reports that the first major fusion collaboration between Chinese and US research teams has released a surprising finding on the future of magnetic confinement fusion: by lowering the distance between the plasma and the wall of the chamber that contains it, they can actually make … Read more

Strange twisted design could finally make fusion power a reality

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Stellarator’ reactor to be turned on for first time: Strange twisted design could finally make fusion power a reality, say scientists It is an alternative to the common donut-shaped Tokamak reactor design W7-X reactor claims to be safer and more effective at containing plasma Device is currently awaiting regulatory approval for startup in November

Why Did the Dinosaurs Need Fusion Rockets Too?

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Ted Talk at LANL, NM by Glen Wurden, Ph.D. on July 29, 2015 on fusion powered engines for planetary defense. You’ll have to watch to see where dinosaurs fit in. Download the slide presentation for this talk