Of Interest archive
2014
9 Jan 2014
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ITER: 2,150 times more powerful than the Sun
​The sun pours out an amazing amount of energy. Only a small fraction of the sun's total output reaches us, yet it powers our entire…

8 Jan 2014
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Going to Mars via fusion power? Could be.
​At first, it's hard to know whether to take the company known as Princeton Satellite Systems (PSS) seriously. For one thing, the…

7 Jan 2014
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First issue of "Quest" magazine details PPPL's strides toward fusion energy
​Welcome to the premiere issue of "Quest," the annual magazine of the US Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)…

6 Jan 2014
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Neutron calibration completed at JET
​Measuring the number of neutrons produced is one of the most basic yardsticks of success of a fusion experiment, yet it's surprisingly…

5 Jan 2014
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China/US nuclear fusion reactor joint tests succeed
​Chinese and American scientists have successfully conducted their first joint test of two fusion reactors. The experiment on the…

4 Jan 2014
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Quest for the ultimate energy source, with Stephen O. Dean
​Follow this link for a video interview with Stephen O. Dean, a 50-year fusion veteran and the founder of Fusion Power Associates.

3 Jan 2014
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14 immense scientific instruments you won't believe are real
​Science is awesome. Physics is awesome! Here is a photo collection of huge and fantastical scientific experiments and machinery,…

2 Jan 2014
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How to reduce overhead costs of fusion power plants?
​VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland's research results indicate that joint planning of the reactor structure and remote maintenance…

1 Jan 2014
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NASA goes PuFF
​Fission-ignited fusion systems have been operational — in weapon form — since the 1950s. Leveraging insights gained from the weapons…