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…