Fusion breakthrough holds great potential
2 years ago

Fusion breakthrough holds great potential

Hindustan Times  

This week, American scientists confirmed a key milestone in the quest for clean energy. The United States National Ignition Facility in California said in a recent experiment, it was able to generate more energy from a nuclear fusion reaction than what was put into it. Scientists estimate a single gram of fusion fuel can produce as much energy as a ton of coal. The earth has an abundance of fusion fuel that scientists estimate can cover the demand for energy for millions of years. At best, this week’s milestone is akin to the breakthrough of the Wright Brothers in 1903, while the energy challenge can be equated to the launch of Boeing 747 jetliner 66 years later, when it sowed the seeds of democratised air travel.

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Climate change and the case for nuclear fusion
3 months, 1 week ago

Climate change and the case for nuclear fusion

LA Times  

I would like to capture your attention to tell you that there is, in fact, a solution to global warming. That is when I read about the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s great success on nuclear fusion. The International Atomic Energy Agency says fusion could generate “nearly four million times more energy than burning oil or coal.” Researchers, working on nuclear …

US aims to create nuclear fusion facility within 10 years, Energy chief Granholm says
1 year, 2 months ago

US aims to create nuclear fusion facility within 10 years, Energy chief Granholm says

Associated Press  

VIENNA — The Biden administration hopes to create a commercial nuclear fusion facility within 10 years as part of the nation’s transition to clean energy, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Monday. Calling nuclear fusion a pioneering technology, Granholm said President Joe Biden wants to harness fusion as a carbon-free energy source that can power homes and businesses. “It’s not …

Nuclear fusion milestone achieved in huge boost for near-limitless clean energy
1 year, 4 months ago

Nuclear fusion milestone achieved in huge boost for near-limitless clean energy

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists have achieved a net energy gain in nuclear fusion for the second …

Scientists achieve nuclear fusion breakthrough for a second time
1 year, 4 months ago

Scientists achieve nuclear fusion breakthrough for a second time

The Telegraph  

A nuclear fusion experiment that takes scientists one step closer to creating endless clean energy has been repeated by experts in the United States, proving their previous success was not a one-off. ‘Rival technologies’ Scientists working at the Livermore laboratory announced last year that they had made more energy from fusion than was required to start the process. British experts …

Nuclear fusion ‘breakthrough’: Decades of research are still needed before fusion can be used as clean energy
1 year, 5 months ago

Nuclear fusion ‘breakthrough’: Decades of research are still needed before fusion can be used as clean energy

The Hindu  

The U.S. Department of Energy reported a major scientific breakthrough in nuclear fusion science in December 2022. Explained | Why fusion could be a clean-energy breakthrough Instead, we have to engineer a complex system that can control the nuclear fission chain reaction and convert the generated energy into more useful forms. Regardless of the efficiency of a future fusion power …

Mint Explainer: Fusion power — miracle or mirage?
2 years ago

Mint Explainer: Fusion power — miracle or mirage?

Live Mint  

American scientists claim they have conducted nuclear fusion in a lab, raising waves of excitement worldwide. Thanks to prohibitive costs, scarce fuel and the potential to affect global disarmament, it may be a long time — if at all — before fusion energy becomes an alternative to fossil fuels and other sources of energy. There will be tritium shortages to …

Nuclear fusion breakthrough: Scientists make major ‘limitless clean energy’ announcement
2 years ago

Nuclear fusion breakthrough: Scientists make major ‘limitless clean energy’ announcement

The Independent  

✕ Close Scientists achieve historic fusion ‘ignition’ to produce ‘near-limitless’ clean energy Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The United States …

Nuclear-fusion breakthrough accelerates quest to unlock limitless energy source
2 years ago

Nuclear-fusion breakthrough accelerates quest to unlock limitless energy source

Live Mint  

Nuclear-Fusion Breakthrough Accelerates Quest to Unlock Limitless Energy Source BY AYLIN WOODWARD | UPDATED DEC 13, 2022 05:44 PM EST Experiment yields net-positive energy, a milestone in effort to develop nuclear fusion as a source of clean power The Energy Department said Tuesday that scientists at a federal research facility had achieved a breakthrough in research on nuclear fusion, long …

What is nuclear fusion and what does the breakthrough mean for the climate crisis?
2 years ago

What is nuclear fusion and what does the breakthrough mean for the climate crisis?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to reports, which are not yet backed up by published research, over the past two weeks, a process …

Why Nuclear Fusion Could Be A Clean-Energy Breakthrough
2 years ago

Why Nuclear Fusion Could Be A Clean-Energy Breakthrough

Huff Post  

The major advance in fusion research announced in Washington on Tuesday was decades in coming, with scientists for the first time able to engineer a reaction that produced more power than was used to ignite it. Using powerful lasers to focus enormous energy on a miniature capsule half the size of a BB, scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory …

EXPLAINER: Why fusion could be a clean-energy breakthrough
2 years ago

EXPLAINER: Why fusion could be a clean-energy breakthrough

Associated Press  

The major advance in fusion research announced in Washington on Tuesday was decades in coming, with scientists for the first time able to engineer a reaction that produced more power than was used to ignite it. “And it produced more energy than the lasers had deposited.” Here’s a look at exactly what nuclear fusion is, and some of the difficulties …

A breakthrough in nuclear fusion may produce "near-limitless energy"
2 years ago

A breakthrough in nuclear fusion may produce "near-limitless energy"

Salon  

Even long before climate change made it clear that constant burning of fossil fuels was wreaking havoc on Earth's climate, scientists and engineers wondered whether humankind might power our civilization with the same kind of energetic reaction that takes place in the sun. Now, according to an unconfirmed report first broken by the Financial Times, the National Ignition Facility at …

Fusion breakthrough is a milestone for climate, clean energy
2 years ago

Fusion breakthrough is a milestone for climate, clean energy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Scientists announced Tuesday that they have for the first time produced more energy in a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it — a major breakthrough in the decades-long quest to harness the process that powers the sun. “This milestone moves us one significant step closer” to having zero-carbon fusion energy “powering our society.” Fusion ignition is …

Explained | Why fusion could be a clean-energy breakthrough
2 years ago

Explained | Why fusion could be a clean-energy breakthrough

The Hindu  

U.S. researchers announced a historic nuclear fusion breakthrough on Tuesday that could pave the way for alternative clean energy sources. The U.S. Department of Energy described the achievement of fusion ignition as a “major scientific breakthrough” that will lead to “advancements in national defense and the future of clean power.” LLNL director Dr. Kim Budil described it as “is one …

Explained: How 'latest breakthrough' in nuclear fusion brings us one step closer to clean energy
2 years ago

Explained: How 'latest breakthrough' in nuclear fusion brings us one step closer to clean energy

Firstpost  

Nuclear fusion is a technology that has the potential to accelerate the world’s transition away from fossil fuels, which are major contributors to climate change The Department of Energy is planning an announcement Tuesday about a “major scientific breakthrough” at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, one of several sites worldwide where researchers have been trying to develop the possibility of …

US scientists set to announce fusion energy breakthrough
2 years ago

US scientists set to announce fusion energy breakthrough

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm was set to announce a “major scientific breakthrough” Tuesday in the decades-long quest to harness fusion, the energy that powers the sun and stars. Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California for the first time produced more energy in a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it, something called net energy …

Nuclear fusion breakthrough in California seen as milestone toward clean energy future
2 years ago

Nuclear fusion breakthrough in California seen as milestone toward clean energy future

LA Times  

Technicians inspect the target chamber at the National Ignition Facility on the campus of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the San Francisco Bay Area. The successful experiment, which took place Dec. 5 at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, is the most significant milestone yet reached in the decades-long quest to produce cheap, clean, carbon-free energy through nuclear fusion. “We have …

Take claims of nuclear fusion breakthroughs with a grain of salt, Dutch expert says
2 years ago

Take claims of nuclear fusion breakthroughs with a grain of salt, Dutch expert says

NL Times  

Marco de Baar, director of the Dutch institute for energy research DIFFER, is not sure about the claims of researchers in the United States who said they managed to achieve energy gains using nuclear fusion, which is a major scientific breakthrough. Atoms are fused together in nuclear fusion, which releases energy but without waste or carbon emissions. An industry that …

‘Important day’: US celebrates fusion energy breakthrough
2 years ago

‘Important day’: US celebrates fusion energy breakthrough

Al Jazeera  

Officials hailed the achievement that will ‘go down in the history books’ as a step towards a clean energy future. The United States has announced that scientists have made a breakthrough in fusion energy, in what officials called a “milestone” that has the potential to one day become a boundless source of clean energy. pic.twitter.com/hFHWbmCNQJ — U.S. Department of Energy …

Is nuclear fusion a clean-energy planet saviour?
2 years ago

Is nuclear fusion a clean-energy planet saviour?

Al Jazeera  

With a ‘major breakthrough’ announcement expected, nuclear fusion harnesses the power of the stars with unlimited clean energy and no dangerous waste. The US Department of Energy is planning an announcement about a “major scientific breakthrough” at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory – one of several sites worldwide where researchers are trying to develop the possibility of harnessing energy from …

U.S. reaches a fusion power milestone. Will it be enough to save the planet?
2 years ago

U.S. reaches a fusion power milestone. Will it be enough to save the planet?

NPR  

U.S. reaches a fusion power milestone. Unless there's an even larger breakthrough, fusion is unlikely to play a major role in power production before the 2060s or 2070s, says Tony Roulstone, a nuclear engineer at Cambridge University in the U.K., who's done an economic analysis of fusion power. At that rate, fusion power won't come soon enough for the Biden …

US scientists achieve ‘holy grail’ nuclear fusion reaction: report
2 years ago

US scientists achieve ‘holy grail’ nuclear fusion reaction: report

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy US scientists have reportedly …

Understanding the Breakthrough in Nuclear Fusion Energy and the Challenges Ahead
2 years ago

Understanding the Breakthrough in Nuclear Fusion Energy and the Challenges Ahead

Bloomberg  

Some of the world’s richest investors have piled into startups targeting one of the biggest and toughest challenges in science: nuclear fusion. Long seen as the ultimate prize in the quest for clean and abundant energy, fusion is the process that fuels the sun, where a crushing gravitational force smashes atoms together and unleashes their energy. In late 2022, researchers …

US scientists reach long-awaited nuclear fusion breakthrough, source says
2 years ago

US scientists reach long-awaited nuclear fusion breakthrough, source says

CNN  

CNN — For the first time ever, US scientists at the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California successfully produced a nuclear fusion reaction resulting in a net energy gain, a source familiar with the project confirmed to CNN. The National Ignition Facility project creates energy from nuclear fusion by what’s known as “thermonuclear inertial fusion.” …

US scientists reach long-awaited nuclear fusion breakthrough, source says
2 years ago

US scientists reach long-awaited nuclear fusion breakthrough, source says

CNN  

CNN — For the first time ever, US scientists at the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California successfully produced a nuclear fusion reaction resulting in a net energy gain, a source familiar with the project confirmed to CNN. The National Ignition Facility project creates energy from nuclear fusion by what’s known as “thermonuclear inertial fusion.” …

Nuclear fusion breakthrough as ‘ignition’ finally achieved
2 years, 4 months ago

Nuclear fusion breakthrough as ‘ignition’ finally achieved

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The experiment in fusion power, conducted by the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in …

Oxford scientists leap ahead in race to harness nuclear fusion
2 years, 7 months ago

Oxford scientists leap ahead in race to harness nuclear fusion

The Telegraph  

Otto Asunta smiles as he traces the patches of light and dark displayed on the screen in front of him, revealing the outlines of the plasma he and his team have bent the earth’s natural forces to create. The potential for abundant, clean energy from this nuclear fusion process means it has long been considered something of a holy grail, …

Explained: What is Google's DeepMind and how is it being used in nuclear fusion
2 years, 10 months ago

Explained: What is Google's DeepMind and how is it being used in nuclear fusion

Firstpost  

In the race to create and contain carbon-free nuclear fusion energy, Alphabet’s artificial intelligence lab DeepMind is the latest contributor In the race to create and contain carbon-free nuclear fusion energy, Alphabet’s artificial intelligence lab DeepMind is the latest contributor. In collaboration with the Swiss Plasma Center at EPFL — a university in Lausanne, Switzerland — the DeepMind AI has …

UK scientists make major nuclear fusion energy breakthrough: Everything you need to know
2 years, 10 months ago

UK scientists make major nuclear fusion energy breakthrough: Everything you need to know

Firstpost  

UK-based scientists have made a major breakthrough in their quest to turn nuclear fusion energy into a viable low carbon, low radiation energy source. Creating nuclear fusion energy in laboratories has proven difficult as it consumes far more energy than it produces, making it useless as an energy source at a large scale. India’s strides towards nuclear fusion energy The …

Nuclear fusion breakthrough opens door to clean and near limitless energy
2 years, 10 months ago

Nuclear fusion breakthrough opens door to clean and near limitless energy

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The UK-based JET reactor, located in Oxford, produced 59 megajoules of energy during a five-second …

Scientists set new record in creating energy from nuclear fusion
2 years, 10 months ago

Scientists set new record in creating energy from nuclear fusion

The Hindu  

Scientists in the United Kingdom said they have achieved a new milestone in producing nuclear fusion energy, or imitating the way energy is produced in the Sun. A team at the Joint European Torus facility near Oxford in central England generated 59 megajoules of sustained energy during an experiment in December, more than doubling a 1997 record, the UK Atomic …

Hot stuff: Lab hits milestone on long road to fusion power
2 years, 10 months ago

Hot stuff: Lab hits milestone on long road to fusion power

LA Times  

This illustration depicts a target pellet inside a hohlraum capsule with laser beams entering through openings on either end. “We’re very close to that next step,” said study lead author Alex Zylstra, an experimental physicist at Livermore. When they fuse, “a small amount of fuel produces enormous amounts of energy and it’s also very ‘clean’ in that it produces no …

Will fusion energy define our clean energy future?
3 years ago

Will fusion energy define our clean energy future?

Al Jazeera  

On Wednesday, December 8 at 19:30 GMT: Fusion energy – a non-polluting, limitless form of power – has long been thought of as a technological fantasy. Fusion energy comes from the process of nuclear fusion, which is how the sun continuously converts small amounts of hydrogen into incredible amounts of energy. Recent advances have led to a rise in interest …

Nuclear scientists come one step closer to developing a clean energy source
3 years, 4 months ago

Nuclear scientists come one step closer to developing a clean energy source

Firstpost  

The energy only lasted for 100 trillionths of a second but it took them closer to the holy grail of fusion ignition - where more energy was created than what they were using. Nuclear scientists using lasers the size of three football fields said Tuesday they had generated a huge amount of energy from fusion, possibly offering hope for the …

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