Of Interest archive
2014
6 Feb 2014
Taking no chances with ITER coils
The hopes for fusion power ride on the success of the next big international experiment, ITER. So when it comes to keeping ITER running…
5 Feb 2014
Lift-off for MAST-Upgrade
It's all systems go for the upgrade of the UK's fusion experiment MAST after a nailbiting operation to move the entire machine was…
4 Feb 2014
ITER China launches its English website
ITER China has just launched the English version of its website. Follow this link for procurement news, events and milestones.
3 Feb 2014
A delegation from the Korean National Assembly
Six members of the Korean National Assembly visited ITER on 7 January, accompanied by the head of the Korean Domestic Agency for ITER,…
2 Feb 2014
2014 will be the Year of Fusion in Russia
During a recent visit to the Budker Institute in Novosibirsk, Russia, Paul Thomas, CODAC, Heating & Diagnostics Directorate head…
1 Feb 2014
Striking images of plasma in MAST
Fusion physicist Alex Meakins has posted some striking photographs of plasmas in MAST, caught before the UK's spherical tokamak shutdown…
31 Jan 2014
ITER will benefit from 100 gigabits/s transatlantic connection
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) researchers have established the first international 100 gigabits/s connection for German science…
30 Jan 2014
PPPL's "Star Power" video
The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has released "Star Power," a new informational video that uses dramatic images…
29 Jan 2014
Biography of one of the 20th century's greatest physicists
One of the greatest and most versatile scientists of the twentieth century, Hans Bethe (1906-2005), is portrayed in a new biography…
28 Jan 2014
Fusion researcher wins Slovenian Zois Award
Dr. Saša Novak, a researcher at the Jožef Stefan Institute (Ljubljana, Slovenia) and an active member of the Slovenian Fusion Association,…
27 Jan 2014
What would happen if ocean water was replaced with deuterium oxide?
Deuterium oxide has properties that are quite different from light water, the normal water we deal with every day. In general, it will be…
26 Jan 2014
Calm solar cycle prompts questions about impact on Earth
The surface of the sun has been surprisingly calm of late, with fewer sunspots than anytime in the last century, prompting curious…
25 Jan 2014
New antenna spreads good vibrations in fusion plasma
If you want to catch a firefly, any old glass jar will do. But when you're trying to bottle a star-the goal of fusion energy research-the…
24 Jan 2014
Extreme-scale plasma turbulence simulation
As the global energy economy makes the transition from fossil fuels toward cleaner alternatives, fusion becomes an attractive potential…
23 Jan 2014
Reports from the 55th APS meeting in Denver
The 55th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Plasma Physics concluded on 15 November in Denver, Colorado…
22 Jan 2014
PPPL scientists present cutting-edge results at major physics meeting
More than 1,500 researchers, including scientists from the US Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), …
21 Jan 2014
Our thermonuclear tomorrow
Russian Public TV recently aired this 38-minute documentary on the history of fusion research and on the present state of collaboration…
20 Jan 2014
Uniform energy spread could prevent tokamak disruptions
Researchers at the 55th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Plasma Physics this week have reported on…
19 Jan 2014
High-level visitor for MIT's Alcator C-Mod
US Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi visited MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) and the Alcator C-Mod Tokamak, currently in "warm…
18 Jan 2014
Fusion, for a faster trip to Mars?
Could fusion someday help power faster trips to Mars? New propulsion technologies may blast astronauts through space at breakneck speeds…