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PPPL June 13, 2017 Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (photo courtesy of Institute of Plasma Physics Chinese Academy of Science). For fusion to generate substantial energy, the ultra-hot plasma that fuels fusion reactions must remain stable and kept from cooling. Researchers have recently shown lithium, a soft, silver-white metal, to be effective in both respects during … Read more

ARS Technica Artistically shaped magnets may make stellarators easier to manage than ITER. Design of the W7-X from the outside. Having many ports means the scientists can make a lot of different measurements at the same time. The arrangement of magnets required to create a well-confined plasma. The shape of the magnetic field. Fusion powers … Read more

Canberra Times May 9 2017 ANU has handed over the keys to its $35 million nuclear fusion stellarator as part of a technology exchange with China aimed at creating a new viable base-load power source by 2050. Many nations, scrambling to find a solution to the energy crisis, view nuclear fusion as a sustainable solution. … Read more

Adjacent Open Access 05/06/17 By Dr. Neil Alexander Neil Alexander for the Canadian Nuclear Association shares why society should be looking to fusion energy to power homes and businesses in the future Modern society loves energy but delivering that energy is becoming a problem Modern society loves energy. Whether it is lighting our offices, heating … Read more

New Scientist 31 May 2017 By Andy Coghlan THIS may resemble a distillery, but what it will generate isn’t for drinking. It will serve up streams of atoms and ions to make the energy of the sun right here on Earth through nuclear fusion. Called SPIDER and due for completion next year, this facility in … Read more

Universe Today 27 May , 2017 by Fraser Cain I’d like to think we’re smarter than the Sun. Let’s compare and contrast. Humans, on the one hand, have made enormous advances in science and technology, built cities, cars, computers, and phones. We have split the atom for war and for energy. What has the Sun … Read more

R&D Mag 05/22/2017 Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have simulated the spontaneous transition of turbulence at the edge of a fusion plasma to the high-confinement mode (H-mode) that sustains fusion reactions. Credit: Elle Starkman Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) … Read more

Adelaide Review MAY 2, 2017by DR JESSICA L. PATERSON Renewable energies are “old hat already” says Dr Jessica L. Paterson, and our energy future is bright thanks to the potentially limitless power supply that fusion reactors could bring us. You may have recently watched Jay Weatherill throw down with Federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg over … Read more

STRN April 28, 2017 Heating the core of fusion reactors causes them to develop sheared rotation that can improve plasma performance. Simulation of plasma turbulence generating positive (red) and negative (blue) residual stress that drives rotation shear. Comparison between measured and simulated rotation profile (inset). Image courtesy of W.X. Wang The Science Improved stability and … Read more