Stars and solar physics Research update Llewellyn Smith to lead UK fusion programme Former CERN boss has been appointed director of the Culham laboratory
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Plasma physics Research update US rejoins ITER negotiations American researchers could return to $5bn fusion project
Plasma physics Research update Plasma accelerators take shape Researchers use laser pulses in a jet of helium gas in a new approach to particle acceleration
Read article: Bubble bursts for ‘sono-fusion’ Soft matter and liquids Research update Bubble bursts for ‘sono-fusion’ New experiment casts further doubt on controversial fusion-in-a-bubble claims
Plasma physics Research update US maps fusion landscape Physicists gather to discuss American strategy in fusion research
Read article: Laser lights up water droplets Ultrafast science Research update Laser lights up water droplets New technique could monitor the composition of pollutants in the atmosphere
Plasma physics Research update Three more nations offer to host $4bn fusion experiment France, Japan and Spain offer to host the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor
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