Nuclear fusion, lithium and the tokamak: Adding just enough fuel to the fire

Refining methods for retaining an even ... may stop the fusion reaction if left uncontrolled." If the instabilities become too large, the fusion reaction will end. In order to support the power ... Read More

Plasma fusion: Adding just enough fuel to the fire

How much fuel ... may stop the fusion reaction if left uncontrolled." If the instabilities become too large, the fusion reaction will end. In order to support the power grid, researchers are ... Read More

US lawmakers introduce bill to support nuclear fusion development

U.S. senators from both parties introduced legislation on Thursday to accelerate development of power plants run by nuclear fusion reactions, an emerging technology that one day could help fight ... Read More

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Nuclear fusion for the grid is coming much sooner than you think

Commercial nuclear fusion has gone from science fiction ... race to fusion power,” they said. Tokamak Energy near Oxford is a pioneer of the new ReBCO magnet technology, and may be sitting ... Read More

When Will Nuclear Fusion Put Oil And Gas Out Of Business.

It can produce 77 MegaWatts of electricity that can power 60,000 homes. The goal is to be up and running ... fusion won’t put the oil and gas industry out of business by 2050 and maybe not even ... Read More

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Apr. 17, 2024 — The Warm Arctic-Cold Continent (WACC) phenomenon is the puzzling combination of Arctic warming and extreme coldness in specific mid-latitude regions. However, the progression of ... Read More

The Hope and Hype of Fusion Energy, Explained

Early this month, South Korea’s KFE (Korean Institute of Fusion Energy) announced it had sustained the kind of high temperatures that fusion reactions require—100 million degrees Celsius, seven times ... Read More

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April 17, 2024 • 500 million years ago, the world was a very different place. During this period of time, known as the Cambrian period, basically all life was in the water. The ocean was ... Read More

Japan to draft nuclear fusion strategy amid fierce global race

The government plans to compile a strategy by around next spring on researching and developing nuclear fusion power generation ... in charge of science and technology, said at a news conference ... Read More

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It is a common hack to stretch a balloon out to make it easier to inflate. When the balloon stretches, the width crosswise shrinks to the size of a string. Noah Stocek, a Ph.D. student ... Read More