Of Interest archive
2014
9 Jan 2014
ITER: 2,150 times more powerful than the Sun
The sun pours out an amazing amount of energy. Only a small fraction of the sun's total output reaches us, yet it powers our entire…
8 Jan 2014
Going to Mars via fusion power? Could be.
At first, it's hard to know whether to take the company known as Princeton Satellite Systems (PSS) seriously. For one thing, the…
7 Jan 2014
First issue of "Quest" magazine details PPPL's strides toward fusion energy
Welcome to the premiere issue of "Quest," the annual magazine of the US Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics…
6 Jan 2014
Neutron calibration completed at JET
Measuring the number of neutrons produced is one of the most basic yardsticks of success of a fusion experiment, yet it's surprisingly…
5 Jan 2014
China/US nuclear fusion reactor joint tests succeed
Chinese and American scientists have successfully conducted their first joint test of two fusion reactors. The experiment on the…
4 Jan 2014
Quest for the ultimate energy source, with Stephen O. Dean
Follow this link for a video interview with Stephen O. Dean, a 50-year fusion veteran and the founder of Fusion Power Associates.
3 Jan 2014
14 immense scientific instruments you won't believe are real
Science is awesome. Physics is awesome! Here is a photo collection of huge and fantastical scientific experiments and machinery,…
2 Jan 2014
How to reduce overhead costs of fusion power plants?
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland's research results indicate that joint planning of the reactor structure and remote maintenance…
1 Jan 2014
NASA goes PuFF
Fission-ignited fusion systems have been operational — in weapon form — since the 1950s. Leveraging insights gained from the weapons…