Of Interest archive
2014
1 Oct 2014
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Headquarters extension handed over to ITER
鈥婽he extension to the ITER Headquarters to the ITER Organization was handed over on 30 September in a ceremony during which Tim鈥
1 Oct 2014
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Physicists use supercomputer to gain insight into plasma dynamics
鈥婼tudying the intricacies and mysteries of the sun is physicist Wendell Horton life's work. A widely known authority on plasma physics, his鈥
30 Sep 2014
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28th Symposium on Fusion Technology (SOFT 2014) opens
鈥婽he leading event worldwide for the exchange information on the design, construction and operation of fusion experiments鈥攁nd on the鈥
30 Sep 2014
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CERN: 60 years of peaceful collaboration for science
On Monday 29 September, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, celebrated its 60th anniversary with an event attended鈥
28 Sep 2014
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The CERN-ITER collaboration
鈥婭n November 2006, the last LHC dipole and quadrupole cold masses arrived at CERN, signalling the end of the industrial construction of the鈥
28 Sep 2014
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Helium 3: How it all began
鈥婽he University of Wisconsin Fusion Technology Institute, founded in 1971, has been a leader in fusion and plasma physics research, with a鈥
24 Sep 2014
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Entering the Low Carbon Age
鈥婩or its fourth edition, the Low Carbon Earth Summit confirmed its role as a major annual event attracting an international audience鈥
24 Sep 2014
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鈥婼econd delivery of components to ITER
On 18 September, three trucks arrived from Italy loaded with equipment for ITER's Steady State Electrical Network (SSEN). The high voltage鈥
23 Sep 2014
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US plans for future of fusion research
鈥婣s the international ITER project to develop an experimental nuclear fusion reactor eats into research budgets around the world, an鈥
23 Sep 2014
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Sandia magnetized fusion technique produces significant results
鈥婻esearchers at Sandia National Laboratories' Z machine have produced a significant output of fusion neutrons, using a method fully鈥
19 Sep 2014
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鈥婥ryostat Workshop ready for equipment
On 8-9 September the final acceptance meeting was held for the Cryostat Workshop. This 5,500-square-metre building will be the theatre for鈥
18 Sep 2014
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PPPL provides insight to how magnetic reconnection energizes plasma particles
鈥婽he process of magnetic field line reconnection, in which the magnetic field lines in a plasma snap apart and violently reconnect,鈥
18 Sep 2014
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Cosmic hybrid
鈥婣 weird type of 'hybrid' star has been discovered nearly 40 years since it was first theorized 鈥 but until now has been curiously鈥
16 Sep 2014
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Wendelstein 7-X on track for first plasma in 2015
鈥婣fter a decade of construction, the Wendelstein 7-X experiment (W7-X) is now its commissioning phase. Work is underway to install鈥
14 Sep 2014
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ITER's Arnaud Devred receives IEEE award
On 11 August, during the opening session of this year's Applied Superconductivity Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina (US), ITER's鈥
14 Sep 2014
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Latest ITER Games draw close to 250 competitors
Last Saturday 13 September, the fourth edition of the ITER Games attracted a crowd of close to 250 competitors and their supporters for an鈥
14 Sep 2014
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FuseNet PhD Event in November
This year's FuseNet PhD Event will take place on 18鈥20 November in Lisbon, Portugal.Organized by the University of Lisbon under鈥
11 Sep 2014
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Read the latest news from the IPFN fusion institute in Portugal
鈥婽he latest newsletter from the IPFN Institute in Portugal (Instituto de Plasmas e Fus茫o Nuclear) is available here.
11 Sep 2014
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World's largest metals research consortium to be established with EUR 1bn funding
鈥婽he world's largest research consortium in the field of metals research and manufacturing is to be created by European industry in the鈥
10 Sep 2014
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Hutch Neilson in Germany to pave way for US participation in Wendelstein 7-X
鈥婬utch Neilson, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory's (PPPL's) head of Advanced Projects, is saying "auf wiedersehen" to the lab for鈥