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NYT May 30, 2016 Ronald C. Davidson at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, where he oversaw research. Credit Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Ronald C. Davidson, who oversaw one of the biggest advances in fusion energy research, attempting to replicate the power of the sun, died on May 19 at his home in Cranbury, N.J. He … Read more
gizmodo Maddie Stone | May 27, 2016 Artwork by Sam Woolley The longstanding joke about fusion—that it’s the energy source of the future, and always will be—may be the field’s biggest problem. The quest to bottle the power of the sun has led to countless starry-eyed predictions of an imminent clean energy revolution. But the … Read more
Times of India Paul John | TNN | May 24, 2016 Ahmedabad: After six years of committed effort, India’s steady state experimental superconducting Tokamak (SST-1) fusion reactor has made its first major breakthrough. On Saturday, at the Institute of Plasma Research (IPR) in Bhat a team of scientists were able to confine plasma – a … Read more
issues.org Winter, 2016 by Ray Rothrock A venture capitalist takes on fusion energy I am a venture capitalist and have been for 27 years. Trained in nuclear engineering in the 1970s, I worked in that profession until 1988, when I joined Venrock, the private venture partnership of the Rockefeller family. Since then, I’ve learned a … Read more
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
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
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
metering.com 16 MAY 2016 A new survey by the Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative has found US consumers to be highly knowledgeable about smart energy technologies. The level awareness includes consumers highly knowledgeable about solar panels and the ability of smart energy technologies to be controlled remotely for a system’s reliability and efficiency. In a press … Read more
By Paul Driessen May 16, 2016 “Climate refugee” claims reflect deliberate mendacity and belief that we and reporters are stupid Employing his college degree in fiction writing, White House communications strategist Ben Rhodes wrote deceitful talking points on the Benghazi attack and one-sided Iran nuclear deal – and later bragged about manipulating “clueless reporters.” Perhaps … Read more
nature.com 03 May 2016 Although driven by the promise of almost limitless energy, fusion research touches on plenty of gripping, fundamental physics — and the wider scientific community has every reason to be supportive. On the night of Halloween in 1997, the Joint European Torus (JET) in Culham, UK, had a treat in store: a … Read more