Of Interest archive

2022

20 Jan 2022

JET: Hello #100,000

Since its inauguration in 1983 in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the European tokamak JET has cemented its reputation as …
18 Jan 2022

FuseNet Master's Thesis Prize 2021

Thesis supervisors are invited to nominate a student for the 2021 FuseNet Master Thesis Prize by 10 February 2022. FuseNet will award the…
17 Jan 2022

ITER Talks | Assembly

The size and weight of major ITER components, the careful handling, tiny assembly tolerances, the breadth of manufacturers, the tight…
17 Jan 2022

ITER Information Day: Hot Cell Project Integrator

The ITER Organization has launched the procurement for the Hot Cell Facility Project Integrator.  The ITER Hot Cell Facility is the…
17 Jan 2022

Monaco-ITER Fellows: campaign opens

Recruitment opens TODAY for the 2022 Monaco-ITER Postdoctoral Fellowship campaign. The ITER Organization is looking for five postdoctoral…
12 Jan 2022

CERN Courier: Vacuum solutions fuel fusion dreams

The CERN Courier just released its 2022 In Focus report on vacuum science, technology and innovation. In it, there is a four-page report on…
12 Jan 2022

Apply to the Erasmus Mundus FUSION-EP Master's program

Applications are open through 31 January 2022 for the 2022-2024 program; students from all over the world are encouraged to apply. The…

2021

13 Dec 2021

ITER Talks | Vacuum

In the latest episode of the ITER Talks series, join ITER specialist Robert Pearce for a voyage into the universe of vacuum. Is vacuum…
10 Dec 2021

Sound of Science podcast: episode on fusion

A new episode of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Sound of Science podcast puts the focus on fusion. "Building a sun on Earth to produce…
9 Dec 2021

Fusion featured on Al Jazeera's "The Stream"

On Wednesday, 8 December 2021, Al Jazeera's The Stream asked: Could fusion energy be the clean energy answer to the climate crisis? Recent…
9 Dec 2021

U.S. Burning Plasma Organization: new webinar series

A new series of webinars on burning plasma physics has been announced by the U.S. Burning Plasma Organization (USBPO). The webinars…
6 Dec 2021

SOFE 2021 goes virtual

The 2021 Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE) will take place exclusively on line from 12 to 16 December 2021. It will be co-located…
6 Dec 2021

ITER at the World Nuclear Exhibition 2021

ITER was represented earlier this month at the world's largest exhibition dedicated to the civil nuclear sector—the World Nuclear…
1 Dec 2021

Apply now for an ITER internship

The ITER Organization has kicked off its 2022 internship program with the publication of 68 offers on the ITER website (visit Jobs…
1 Dec 2021

Seeking the next group of Monaco-ITER Fellows

Recruitment opens for the next Monaco-ITER Postdoctoral Fellowship campaign on 17 January 2022. If your PhD was awarded after 1 January…
22 Nov 2021

French YouTuber releases video on ITER science

Bertrand, creator of the YouTube channel J'm'énerve pas, j'explique ("I don't get mad, I explain"), manages to explain physics,…
15 Nov 2021

Understanding energy

Who knows how much energy 1 joule represents? How much oil does it take to make a mobile phone? How much coal is used in the world? Despite…
15 Nov 2021

FuseNet Student Council: applicants wanted

FuseNet is the European Fusion Education Network, formed to promote access to fusion education and build a network of people to make fusion…
15 Nov 2021

Upcoming: IAEA webinar on fusion

Scientists, engineers, policymakers, entrepreneurs and investors interested in fusion are invited to join the International Atomic Energy…
15 Nov 2021

COP26 replay: Looking to the future with fusion energy

Fusion energy promises a step change in the way the world's future energy demands are met in a low-carbon, safe and sustainable way. This…