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extremetech.com By Graham Templeton on November 12, 2015 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 the system more stable. … Read more
phys.org Nov. 11, 2015 Groundbreaking US-China experiments continued in September between DIII-D, led by GA’s Dr. Andrea Garofalo (at center), and China’s ASIPP at the EAST fusion program, whose scientists connect via videoconferencing (pictured at left screen). At right is Huiqian Wang, an ASIPP post-doctoral scientist being trained at DIII-D. Credit: Lisa Petrillo/General Atomic The … Read more
Next Big Future November 11, 2015 Meet “Super H mode,” a newly discovered state of tokamak plasma that could sharply boost the performance of future fusion reactors. This new state raises the pressure at the edge of the plasma beyond what previously had been thought possible, creating the potential to increase the power production of … Read more
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clivebest.com November 9, 2015 by Clive Best, Ph.D., High Energy Physics If nuclear fusion can be tamed on earth then if offers the potential of limitless energy for the foreseeable future. We saw in the previous post how all the elements on earth were fused in a massive star that exploded before our sun formed. … Read more
phys.org November 10, 2015 A cross-section of the virtual plasma showing where the magnetic field lines intersect the plane. The central section has field lines that rotate exactly once. Credit: Stephen Jardin A team of physicists led by Stephen Jardin of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has discovered a mechanism … Read more
phys.org November 10, 2015 Researchers used the rectangular coils shown here to strike the magnetic fields that enclose the donut-shaped plasma. The colors of the plasma denote the different vibrations produced by striking the fields with external magnetic coils. Credit: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and General Atomics. The swirling plasma in donut-shaped fusion facilities called … Read more
The Engineer 9 November 2015 Controlled fusion has the potential to be a long-term energy source. David Kingham explains the next steps The world needs abundant, clean energy. Fusion – with no CO2 emissions, no risk of meltdown and no long-lived radioactive waste – is the obvious solution and has been for decades, but it … Read more
Time Magazine by Lev Grossman Oct. 22, 2015 Time Magazine Cover Start-ups are behind the new push Dr. Michl Binderbauer, Tri-Alpha Energy’s CTO, near the core of his firm’s fusion reactor in Foothill Ranch, Calif. Hydrogen, the universe’s most abundant element, is the fuel for any potential fusion reactor The machine lives in a white … Read more
EU Noticias 4 November, 2015 Senior research engineer and division head Joseph Minervini, will serve as assistant director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC), effective Nov. 1. He joins PSFC leadership, including Professor Dennis Whyte (director), Martin Greenwald (deputy director), and Richard Temkin (associate director). “Dr. Minervini brings internationally acknowledged expertise in … Read more