Of Interest archive
2014
6 May 2014
Pushing negative ion beam technology to the extreme
The newly commissioned ELISE test facility has begun operation at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Science (IPP) in Garching, Germany…
6 May 2014
Wendelstein 7-X ready to switch on
On 20 May, the world will witness a welcome staging post in the quest to develop nuclear fusion, when Germany's Max Planck Institute for…
6 May 2014
From ITER back to Europe
The European Commission has appointed Maria de Aires Soares as the Head of its Representation in Portugal. She will take up office on 16…
5 May 2014
Sun's fractal surprise could help fusion on Earth
THE sun has thrown us a fractal surprise. An unexpected pattern has been glimpsed in the solar wind, the turbulent plasma of charged…
29 Apr 2014
Top Ten Reasons for ITER
As climate change becomes a serious national security threat, we must look to the future for a clean, safe and sustainable source of…
29 Apr 2014
Could Knots Unravel Mysteries of Fluid Flow?
Spaghetti-thin shoelaces, sturdy hawsers, silk cravats — all are routinely tied in knots. So too, physicists believe, are water, air and…
29 Apr 2014
Tony Donné appointed EUROfusion programme manager
On April 23 the General Assembly of European Fusion Research Units appointed Tony Donné as Programme Manager for the consortium EUROfusion,…
25 Apr 2014
JET to shoot for nuclear fusion record
The JET experiment in Oxfordshire was opened in 1984 to understand fusion - the process that powers the Sun. Prof Steve Cowley told the…
24 Apr 2014
Calming Plasma's Stormy Seas
For decades, controlled nuclear fusion has held the promise of a safe, clean, sustainable energy source that could help wean the world…
18 Apr 2014
7th ITER International School
The 7th ITER International School will be held on 25-29 August 2014 at ITER on the first day and downtown Aix-en-Provence…
17 Apr 2014
A short guide to fusion energy
In theory, it's possible to shoot some energy at hydrogen and get even more energy back. The process is called thermonuclear fusion, and…
9 Apr 2014
"We may have a tale to tell our grandchildren"
On this day in 1984, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II offically inaugurated the JET installation at Culham Center for Fusion…
9 Apr 2014
Applications open for F4E summer internships
Interested in a career in fusion? Want to gain practical experience in a European working environment? The European Domestic Agency…
9 Apr 2014
German Physical Society announces "The Physics of ITER"
From 22-26 September, a Physics School will be organized by the Germany Physical Society DPG at the Physikzentrum in Bad Honnef, Germany…
7 Apr 2014
How a new star will be born
The ITER project is truly at the frontier of knowledge, a collective effort to explore the tantalizing future of free, clean and…
2 Apr 2014
Agence Iter France director to co-preside Eurofusion
Director of Agence Iter France, former director of JET (2000-2006) and former head of the European Fusion Development Agreement EFDA (2006…
2 Apr 2014
Questions and answers with Stephen Dean and Daniel Clery
Two recently published books describe the history of nuclear fusion research. Search for the Ultimate Energy Source: A history of the US…
31 Mar 2014
ITER site works popular on YouTube
The European Domestic Agency, with responsibility for the construction of the 39 buildings of the ITER installation, launched its first…
31 Mar 2014
ITER at the Cité des Sciences in Paris
An exposition on ITER is running from now until 8 June at the Cité des Sciences (Parc de la Villette, Paris). Combining different media…
27 Mar 2014
ITER represented at NewGen future energy forum in Moscow
The ITER Project is present at this week's NewGen—Future Energy forum in Moscow, where industry and political actors from Russia and…