Fusion Breakthrough: 6 Minutes of Plasma Sets New Reactor Record
WEBMay 7, 2024 · WEST, a fusion reactor in France, created a super-hot plasma for 6 minutes, a new world record for a tokamak. The experiment tested tungsten walls, a key material for future fusion reactors like ITER, and generated more energy than earlier attempts.
Nuclear fusion: The US led in this clean energy race for decades
WEB2 days ago · The Chinese government is pouring money into the venture, putting an estimated $1 billion to $1.5 billion annually into fusion, according to Jean Paul Allain, who leads the US Energy Department ...
Nuclear fusion: Scientists just set a new energy record in a step ... - CNN
WEBFeb 8, 2024 · Scientists and engineers near the English city of Oxford have set a nuclear fusion energy record, they announced Thursday, bringing the clean, futuristic power source another step closer to...
US officials announce nuclear fusion breakthrough
WEBDec 13, 2022 · US officials announced Tuesday that researchers have produced a nuclear fusion reaction resulting in a net energy gain. Follow here for live news updates.
Nuclear fusion: new record brings dream of clean energy closer - BBC
WEBFeb 8, 2024 · Nuclear fusion has produced more energy than ever before in an experiment, bringing the world a step closer to the dream of limitless, clean power. The new world record has been set at the UK ...
Scientists Achieve Nuclear Fusion Energy Breakthrough in the US
WEBDec 13, 2022 · Scientists studying fusion energy at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California announced on Tuesday that they had crossed a long-awaited milestone in reproducing the power of the sun...
Here’s how scientists reached nuclear fusion ... - Science News
WEBFeb 16, 2024 · Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory achieved nuclear fusion reactions that produced more energy than they consumed in December 2022. The experiment, published in five papers,...
Tests show high-temperature superconducting magnets are ... - MIT News
WEBMar 4, 2024 · MIT and Commonwealth Fusion Systems have developed a new type of magnet that can achieve 20 tesla magnetic field strength, a record for large-scale superconducting magnets. The magnet is a key component of SPARC, a compact fusion device that could produce net power and reduce the cost of fusion energy.
DOE National Laboratory Makes History by Achieving Fusion …
WEBDec 13, 2022 · The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced the achievement of fusion ignition at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)—a major scientific breakthrough decades in …
First plasma fired up at world’s largest fusion reactor
WEBOct 31, 2023 · The long trek toward practical fusion energy passed a milestone last week when the world’s newest and largest fusion reactor fired up. Japan’s JT-60SA uses magnetic fields from superconducting coils to contain a blazingly hot cloud of ionized gas, or plasma, within a doughnut-shaped vacuum vessel, in hope of …
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