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Nuclear fusion could power homes by 2030
2 years ago

Nuclear fusion could power homes by 2030

Daily Mail  

California scientists announced a breakthrough that could commercialize nuclear fusion in a few decades, but a Vancouver-based company has a method that claims to power homes with the technology by the early 2030s. Unlike at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, which used lasers to achieve net gain energy, General Fusion compresses hydrogen plasma inside a large cylinder to increase density and …

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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 …

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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 …

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Scientists use ‘sapphire fibre’ to create sensor that could transform planes and help bring fusion power
2 years, 8 months ago

Scientists use ‘sapphire fibre’ to create sensor that could transform planes and help bring fusion power

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 A new sensor made of “sapphire fibre” could transform planes and help with …

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Nuclear fusion is achieved through a new technique in which fuel is accelerated to 156,586mph
2 years, 8 months ago

Nuclear fusion is achieved through a new technique in which fuel is accelerated to 156,586mph

Daily Mail  

It's often described as the 'holy grail' of power production, and now scientists have come up with a new technique to achieve nuclear fusion. First Light Fusion, a spin-out from the University of Oxford, has used a technique called projectile fusion to accelerate fuel at 200 times the speed of sound. In First Light's case, a large two-stage hyper-velocity gas …

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The JET nuclear fusion project makes a game-changing breakthrough
2 years, 9 months ago

The JET nuclear fusion project makes a game-changing breakthrough

The Hindu  

AT any point of time since around the 1950s, we have heard scientists telling us that our ability to tap nuclear fusion, the process that powers the burning and shining of the sun and other stars, as a source of limitless, clean and safe energy is at least another 50 years away. In August last, the National Ignition Facility of …

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Britain's 'artificial sun' nuclear fusion reactor sets a new world record
2 years, 10 months ago

Britain's 'artificial sun' nuclear fusion reactor sets a new world record

Daily Mail  

It is seen as the holy grail of energy and could lead to the creation of dozens of 'tiny suns' here on Earth. Britain has been one of the leading players in the field ever since the Joint European Torus was built on an industrial estate outside Oxford in 1978 — and now it has achieved a new world record …

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The UK’s quest for affordable fusion by 2040
4 years ago

The UK’s quest for affordable fusion by 2040

BBC  

The UK’s quest for affordable fusion by 2040 UAEA Step reactor cutaway For decades, fusion has been the alchemy of our technological age. Clement Mahoudeau/AFP/Getty Images The Iter reactor's first assembly stage was launched earlier this year For decades, we have been promised that commercial fusion power plants will exist within 30 years. Meanwhile, the Iter fusion reactor in France …

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India’s contribution towards Nuclear Fusion project needs to be more
4 years, 3 months ago

India’s contribution towards Nuclear Fusion project needs to be more

Op India  

India is on its path to become a five trillion-dollar economy. The ITER project International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor or ITER is an ambitious project to develop sustainable and affordable fusion technology to produce clean energy. As India’s contribution stands at 9.1 percent, there can be as many as 95 Indian nuclear scientists gaining knowledge at the ITER. With ample contributions …

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