SMART spherical tokamak produces its first plasma
The SMall Aspect Ratio Tokamak operates with a 'negative triangularity' configuration
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Optimization algorithm gives laser fusion a boost
Simulations suggest that iterative technique could increase the energy output of direct-drive inertial confinement fusion
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Fusion, the Web and electric planes: how spin-offs from big science are transforming the world
James McKenzie looks at some of the unexpected spin-offs from big science
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UK reveals next STEPs toward prototype fusion power plant
Engineers and physicists have met to discuss the challenges and opportunities of building a practical fusion power plant in the UK
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Fusion’s public-relations drive is obscuring the challenges that lie ahead
Guy Matthews says that the focus on public relations is masking the challenges of commercializing nuclear fusion
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US plasma physicists propose construction of a ‘flexible’ stellarator facility
The Flexible Stellarator Physics Facility would test different approaches to stellarator magnetic confinement
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Zap Energy targets fusion power without magnets, Claudia de Rham on the beauty of gravity
In this podcast we chat about small-scale fusion and a familiar yet mysterious force
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ITER fusion reactor hit by massive decade-long delay and €5bn price hike
Full operation with deuterium and tritium is not expected until 2039
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The fusion industry must rise to its tritium challenge
Fusion still has many issues to iron out before it can become a viable energy source, as John Evans explains
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US DIII-D National Fusion Facility resumes operations following series of upgrades
The improvements will allow researchers to better control and study fusion plasmas
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