Read article: Tessella gets to work on ITER’s computer systems
Tessella is providing software services to the next-generation ITER fusion reactor being built in France. The UK-based firm’s fusion project manager, Richard Layne, explains how the company is building on its extensive experience supporting fusion research at the Joint European Torus
Read article: Industrial procurement in fusion
Dan Mistry outlines how industry can compete for valuable fusion contracts
Read article: Tritium–deuterium plasma puts the heat on ITER’s first wall
The UK firm MG Sanders is developing tungsten tile modules that will soon be installed in the Joint European Torus, where the components will be evaluated for use in the ITER fusion reactor. Ian Warrington explains the challenges of developing a complex technology that can withstand the intense heat of nuclear fusion.
Read article: Mission complete for LHC team
Proton beams circulate in both directions in two 'golden hours'
'Start up' day goes smoother than most expected
Read article: LHC milestone day gets off to fast start
CERN switches on seminal collider at 09:30 CET and makes a full circulation of the beam within an hour
Until a few months back I had an excited vision of the moment the great LHC "switch on" would take place...
In my last blog entry on the Large Hadron Collider I asked if CERN could make it to Wednesday without any further difficulties...
Pumping salt water into the air could keep global temperatures stable for decades, say scientists
Physicists used to be able to show preliminary results at conference presentations...
