Of Interest archive
2014
9 Jan 2014
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ITER: 2,150 times more powerful than the Sun
鈥婽he 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鈥
8 Jan 2014
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Going to Mars via fusion power? Could be.
鈥婣t first, it's hard to know whether to take the company known as Princeton Satellite Systems (PSS) seriously. For one thing, the鈥
7 Jan 2014
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First issue of "Quest" magazine details PPPL's strides toward fusion energy
鈥媁elcome to the premiere issue of "Quest," the annual magazine of the US Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)鈥
6 Jan 2014
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Neutron calibration completed at JET
鈥婱easuring the number of neutrons produced is one of the most basic yardsticks of success of a fusion experiment, yet it's surprisingly鈥
5 Jan 2014
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China/US nuclear fusion reactor joint tests succeed
鈥婥hinese and American scientists have successfully conducted their first joint test of two fusion reactors. The experiment on the鈥
4 Jan 2014
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Quest for the ultimate energy source, with Stephen O. Dean
鈥婩ollow 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
鈥婼cience is awesome. Physics is awesome! Here is a photo collection of huge and fantastical scientific experiments and machinery,鈥
2 Jan 2014
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How to reduce overhead costs of fusion power plants?
鈥媀TT Technical Research Centre of Finland's research results indicate that joint planning of the reactor structure and remote maintenance鈥
1 Jan 2014
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NASA goes PuFF
鈥婩ission-ignited fusion systems have been operational 鈥 in weapon form 鈥 since the 1950s. Leveraging insights gained from the weapons鈥