Of Interest archive

2021

12 Nov 2021

UKAEA's Ian Chapman: Fusion requires "COVID-scale" investment

The world needs to mount a "COVID-scale" investment worth hundreds of billions of pounds in green technologies if it is to tackle global…
10 Nov 2021

INFUSED: A clearinghouse for fusion education

On "Youth and Public Empowerment Day" at COP26, ITER and a group of global partners launch INFUSED—the International Fusion Education…
10 Nov 2021

New US fusion energy website

The U.S. Fusion Outreach Team, a grassroots organization in the fusion community focused on reducing barriers to outreach efforts, has…
9 Nov 2021

COP26 replay: Fusion Energy—the State of Art

In the Action Hub amphitheatre at COP26, the ITER Organization was invited to present the status of fusion research—both in the south of…
8 Nov 2021

COP26 replay: Net Zero World/The Youth Perspective

As part of Youth Day at United Nations Climate Change Conference, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) organized an event titled …
8 Nov 2021

UKAEA Fusion Fellowships open

Each year the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) aims to appoint outstanding scientists or engineers who have recently…
8 Nov 2021

Tokamak Building: flat white

All seven levels of the ITER Tokamak Building are now covered in smooth and shiny white paint.  In a nuclear building, the…
25 Oct 2021

Calling applicants to the FUSION-EP 2022 program

FUSION-EP, organized with the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, was created in 2006 to train the next generation of…
25 Oct 2021

Coming up: virtual Open Doors Day at ITER

The ITER Organization is organizing a virtual Open Doors Day on Wednesday, 27 October 2021. The three-hour event will be offered in English…
19 Oct 2021

French YouTuber hits 330K views first week with feature on ITER

Dimitri Ferrière, alias Monsieur Bidouille, is a French maker and well known scientific populizer on YouTube whose curiosity takes him…
18 Oct 2021

Fusion PhDs to gather in November

Join fellow fusion PhD candidates from all over Europe next month at the annual PhD Event organized by the European Fusion Education…
11 Oct 2021

Coming up: virtual Open Doors Day at ITER

The ITER Organization is organizing a virtual Open Doors Day on Wednesday, 27 October 2021. The three-hour event will be offered in…
11 Oct 2021

Towards a "hydrogen economy"

Whether burning in a fuel cell or engine, or "fusing" in a tokamak, hydrogen will play a major role in clean energy production and…
11 Oct 2021

Global engineering opportunities in big science

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), the European Space Agency (ESA), ITER and the Square Kilometre Array Observatory …
8 Oct 2021

Power to the People: a new travelling exhibition by EUROfusion

The European Consortium for the Development of Fusion Energy, EUROfusion, is premiering a travelling exhibition on fusion energy that aims…
5 Oct 2021

Manchester Festival of Climate Action

The University of Manchester is hosting a virtual event on the challenges of and possible solutions to climate change from 11-14 October…
4 Oct 2021

IAEA fusion webinar

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

Announcing the Nordic ITER Business Forum

The European Commission and the Industry Liaison Officers of Denmark, Sweden and Finland have organized an event to inform regional…
4 Oct 2021

ITER Talks | Magnet System

Neil Mitchell hosts the third ITER Talks video, now available to watch on ITER's YouTube channel. The former Head of the Magnet Division…
27 Sep 2021

ITER @ IAEA 2021

Each year, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) holds a General Conference to discuss topics of nuclear science and technology as…