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In depth: Plasma & fusion
A fusion of minds
Jan 31, 2013 Feature
Richard Corfield examines the mystery of the astronomer Sir Bernard Lovell's visit to the Soviet Union in 1963
Keeping the lights on after 2100
Jul 19, 2012 2 comments Review
Paul Michael Grant reviews Robert Laughlin's Powering the Future
Firm takes middle ground to fusion
Dec 1, 2011 6 comments Feature
Fusion demonstrator could cost fraction of a standard reactor, as Hamish Johnston reports
Magnet challenges for ITER
Sep 29, 2011 2 comments Feature
ITER uses complex magnets to control a 150 million Kelvin plasma, as Daniel Clery explains
The inside track on simulation software
Aug 18, 2011 Feature
The future's bright for simulation, say David Kan and Daniel Smith of COMSOL
The sounds of science
Jun 23, 2011 Feature
Wanda Diaz Merced describes how losing her sight led her to investigate ways of using sound to study space physics
Seeking advice
Mar 1, 2011 Feature
Looking for a job? Margaret Harris sees what help is at hand for physics graduates finding their way in the job market
Hot fusion
Oct 1, 2010 11 comments Feature
Steve Cowley outlines the next challenges in fusion power
Bright future for fusion careers
Aug 2, 2010 1 comment Feature
Roberto Kersevan reveals life and work as a vacuum scientist at the ITER fusion project
Fusion's bright new dawn
Apr 30, 2010 2 comments Feature
The world's largest laser could transform the search for abundant, carbon-free electricity, as Mike Dunne explains
Between the lines
Jan 5, 2010 Review
The other Oppenheimer, cooking for astronauts and the "amazing" Grace Hopper
Between the lines
Dec 1, 2009 Review
A round-up of the best books to put on your Christmas shopping list – or for someone else to buy for you
Of gluons, atoms and strings
Sep 1, 2009 Feature
An unusual alliance between physicists who study ultrahot plasmas and ultracold atoms is yielding intriguing results – and may even lead to an experimental test for string theory, as Barbara Jacak reveals
The power of robotics
Jun 2, 2009 2 comments Opinion
Robotics competitions supply a vital missing link in science and engineering education, says Robert P Crease
