Apr
5
Lockheed Martin Fusion Patent Available
April 5, 2018 | 1 Comment
Working quietly Lockheed Martin has obtained a patent associated with its design for a potentially revolutionary compact fusion reactor (CFR). The patent, about part of the confinement system, or embodiment, is dated Feb. 15, 2018. In the process from the famed defense contractor it had filed a provisional claim on April 3, 2013 and a […]
Mar
20
Lab Achieves Micro Scale Nuclear Fusion
March 20, 2018 | Leave a Comment
Colorado State University scientists using a compact but powerful laser to heat arrays of ordered nanowires have demonstrated micro-scale nuclear fusion in the lab. They have achieved record-setting efficiency for the generation of neutrons – chargeless sub-atomic particles resulting from the fusion process. The process that powers the sun, happens when nuclear reactions between light […]
Dec
19
Path to Hydrogen Boron Fusion Now Viable
December 19, 2017 | 3 Comments
University of New South Wales scientists now argue that the path to hydrogen-boron fusion is now viable. Hydrogen-boron fusion (HBF) may be closer to realization than other approaches, such as the deuterium-tritium fusion approach currently being pursued such as the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) effort. Closer or not, HBF will much more easily enter […]
Aug
23
Solution to Fusion Shutdowns Found
August 23, 2017 | Leave a Comment
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) scientists have discovered a remarkably simple way to suppress a common instability that can halt Tokamak fusion reactions and damage the walls of reactors built to create a “star in a jar.” The findings, published in June in the journal Physical Review Letters, stem from experiments performed on the National […]
Nov
3
A New Way to Build a Fusion Tokamak
November 3, 2016 | Leave a Comment
Recent computer simulations have suggested a novel method for launching the plasma without using solenoids. The simulations at the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX), the major fusion facility at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) shows the formation of distinct, current carrying magnetic structures called plasmoids that can initiate the plasma […]
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