Oct
4
Protecting Tokamak Interiors From Heat With Boron
October 4, 2022 | Leave a Comment
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) confirmed they can drop boron powder into a tokamak fusion reactor. The research showed a powder dropper can successfully drop boron powder into high-temperature plasma within tokamaks that have parts made of a heat-resistant material known as tungsten. The scientists wanted to […]
Feb
17
Boron Found to Boost Stellarator Fusion Performance
February 17, 2022 | Leave a Comment
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory path-setting findings demonstrate for the first time using boron for confining heat in fusion stellarators. The demonstration could advance the twisty design as a blueprint for future fusion power plants. The scientists added a common household cleaning agent, the mineral boron contained in such cleaners as Borax, that vastly improved the […]
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 […]
Jun
13
Scientists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) have synthesized a novel framework structure consisting of boron and silicon, which could serve as a Lithium-ion battery electrode material. The new material is similar to the carbon atoms in diamond as the boron and silicon atoms in the novel lithium borosilicide (LiBSi2) are interconnected tetrahedrally. The new […]
Feb
19
The Most Abundant Fuel in the World
February 19, 2010 | 12 Comments
Email can consume a lot of time. But some gems pop up, like a simple question from an .edu address that must be from a youthful person with an earnest need to know. The question seems small, what is the most abundant fuel in the world? I’m having an Art Linkletter moment, “Kids ask the […]
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