AI keeps fusion plasma in check
Reward-based system controls the rapidly changing magnetic fields in a tokamak
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Fusion energy record smashed by Joint European Torus facility
Experiment achieves 59 megajoules of fusion energy in a single fusion “shot”, doubling the previous record
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Merging neutron stars create more gold than collisions involving black holes
Study suggests that kilonova events are more effective at r-process nucleosynthesis
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Fusion industry predicts electricity generation by the 2030s
First report on the state of the fusion industry finds companies have accrued almost £2bn of investment in fusion energy
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UK announces potential sites for prototype fusion energy plant
Five sites have been shortlisted as a potential home for the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production
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Why fusion power could rely on high-temperature superconductors, China’s ambitious exploration of space
In this podcast we chat about the latest science superpower and magnets for tokamaks
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National Ignition Facility heralds ‘significant step’ towards fusion break-even target
Lab announces it has achieved a yield of more than 1.3 MJ – about 70% of the energy that the laser pulse delivered to the sample
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Physics in the pandemic: ‘We’ve been surprised at how easy it’s become to do high-level experiments from our homes’
After COVID made crowded control rooms hazardous, Ben Penaflor and colleagues at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility developed work-arounds
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Neutron-rich tantalum offers a view of how heavy elements are forged
First purified beam of tantalum-187 provides insight in the “r-process”
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New mechanism could reduce plasma turbulence in stellarators
Research could take us one step closer to clean fusion energy
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