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Of Interest archive

2017

22 Dec 2017

You've got mail: the ASDEX Upgrade Letter

The ASDEX Upgrade at the Max-Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Garching, Germany, is one of three medium-sized tokamaks which…
22 Dec 2017

Register now: 2018 Kudowa Summer School

The Polish Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (IPPLM) invites young scientists to attend the 14th Kudowa Summer School…
21 Dec 2017

Artificial intelligence and supercomputers

One of the big challenges in developing fusion energy is controlling the plasma. Disruptions of the burning plasma can halt the fusion…
20 Dec 2017

New era in plasma and fusion research

At the joint meeting of the 26th International Toki Conference (ITC) and the 11th Asia Plasma and Fusion Association (APFA) conference—held…
11 Dec 2017

UK government invests in nuclear fusion research

The UK's nuclear fusion research program can expect a big financial boost. A £86 million government investment—announced last week—will…
8 Dec 2017

Submissions wanted for SOFT innovation prize 2018

The starting shot for the 2018 SOFT Innovation Prize has sounded. The prize is a feature of the Symposium on Fusion Technology (SOFT), a…
6 Dec 2017

IPP scientist receives "Nuclear Fusion" Award

Physicist François Ryter, of the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Garching, Germany, has received the 2017 Nuclear Fusion…
4 Dec 2017

A birthday celebration in Barcelona

"Few projects in the world combine such ambition, cutting-edge science and technology, and energy for future generations." With these words…
4 Dec 2017

Honoured for his role in fusion energy science

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded physicist Edmund Synakowski with its Meritorious Service Award. He received the honour "for…
30 Nov 2017

The Wendelstein 7-X magical virtual tour

An unknown version of the famous Beatles song? No—a new way of exploring the experimental fusion device Wendelstein 7-X, located at the Max…
30 Nov 2017

Fundamental energy research at DIFFER (Eindhoven)

At the Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research, DIFFER, scientists are working to accelerate the transition to a sustainable…
27 Nov 2017

New online platform for all things plasma

Plasma science is about to get a new online outlet. Aptly named Plasma, the cross-disciplinary scholarly journal will be a platform for all…
20 Nov 2017

Assessing ITER's progress

Representatives of the European Commission and delegates to the Council of the European Union responsible for science and research visited…
20 Nov 2017

"Baking" the MAST tokamak

The Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) in the United Kingdom, owned and operated by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), is home to…
13 Nov 2017

Fusion passion

Fourteen authors and one illustrator share their passion for fusion in special October issue of Fusion in Europe. The issue contains a…
13 Nov 2017

Improving plasma stability in KSTAR

A major challenge in the development of fusion energy is maintaining the ultra-hot plasma of a fusion device in a steady state, or stable…
13 Nov 2017

Just like the sun? Not quite ...

It is inscribed in bold letters on the large poster that is affixed to the ITER Assembly Hall: harnessing fusion energy is akin to …
9 Nov 2017

Microwaves can control Alfvén waves in fusion plasmas

An international team of fusion experts working at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility in San Diego, California, has discovered a way to…
30 Oct 2017

Is fusion the fuel of the future?

An update on ITER has been published in the Autumn 2017 issue of Energy Focus, the flagship magazine of the UK-based Energy Industries…
25 Oct 2017

ITER on National Geographic

A new National Geographic series on renewable energy, called "Positive Energy," will be featuring the ITER Project in one of its upcoming…