Of Interest archive
2014
19 Jun 2014
Nine years into one: the time-lapse video of Wendelstein 7-X assembly
In this three-minute time-lapse video, nine years of Wendelstein 7-X assembly (2005 to 2014) are condensed into three…
19 Jun 2014
Important progress for JT-60SA
See the progress of the JT-60SA project — one of the three projects being developed under the Broader Approach Agreement — in this new…
12 Jun 2014
ITER catalyzes the development of superconducting technology in Russia
The ITER Project was represented at a recent roundtable in Russia that reunited the State Duma (the lower chamber of the Russian…
10 Jun 2014
Russian documentary on ITER wins prize
A 25-minute documentary in English on the ITER Project produced by Technology Update (Russia Today) won the bronze world medal…
10 Jun 2014
Vitali Dmitrievich Shafranov (1929-2014)
Vitali Dmitrievich Shafranov passed away on 9 June 2014 in Moscow. V.D. Shafranov was an outstanding physicist, world-recognized leader…
10 Jun 2014
Fusion energy explained
Fusion energy could change the planet. But what is it and why don't we have it? Physicists Andrew Zwicker, Arturo Dominguez and Stefan…
9 Jun 2014
MIT at center of political power play
CAMBRIDGE — Senator Elizabeth Warren placed her hand atop a large red button and pressed firmly, restarting a nuclear experiment that MIT…
4 Jun 2014
Selecting material and technology for the port plug gaskets
On the way to designing and constructing the ITER Port Plug Test Facility, the ongoing gasket test campaign at the Russian company…
3 Jun 2014
Register now for the J-PARC Science Symposium in Japan
The 2nd International Symposium on Science at J-PARC will be held from 12 to 15 July 2014 in Tsukuba (Ibaraki) Japan. Hosted by the J-PARC…
2 Jun 2014
BBC World Service Discovery broadcasts a documentary on ITER
ITER is the most complex experiment ever attempted on this planet. Its aim, to demonstrate that nuclear fusion, the power of the Sun, can…
2 Jun 2014
Sustainable nuclear energy for a new generation
Scientist puts forward a sustainable energy plan where nuclear fuel is created using magnetic or laser fusion. News accounts are coming…
28 May 2014
WEST newsletter # 5 just published
At Cadarache (south of France), the Institute for Magnetic Fusion Research (CEA/DSM/IRFM) is modifying the Tore Supra plasma…
26 May 2014
ITER Day in Moscow: attracting the best minds
On 21 May, directly after the regular class schedule, students, graduates and young scientists of the Moscow Institute of Physics and…
23 May 2014
Convoy passing through the Caronte Canal
A six-kilometre-long channel, the Canal de Caronte, leads from the Mediterranean Gulf of Fos into the inland sea Étang de Berre. At its…
22 May 2014
Pulsing power into the machine
ITER's Pulsed Power Electrical Network (PPEN) will supply alternating current (AC) power to the machine's superconducting coils and…
21 May 2014
European labs to design the fast-ion diagnostic for ITER
The European Domestic Agency for ITER, Fusion for Energy, has signed a four-year Framework Partnership Agreement with a consortium formed…
21 May 2014
Superconductivity and magnetism in Turkey
Every other year, Turkey organizes the International Conference on Superconductivity and Magnetism (ICSM). On 27 April-2 May, the fourth…
20 May 2014
UK discovery 'starts race' to turn light into matter
Physicists have uncovered a surprisingly straightforward strategy for turning light into matter. The design, published in Nature…
20 May 2014
Latest issue of 'Fusion in Europe' online
Visit the EFDA website to read the May issue of Fusion in Europe on line. Article highlights include the latest news on the establishment…
18 May 2014
A conversation with Prof. Predhiman Krishan Kaw
In this video, Prof. Predhiman Krishan Kaw, the former Director of the Institute for Plasma Research (IPR) in Gandhinagar, India,…