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US fusion code breakthrough slashes stellarator design time to under 10 seconds
Scientists at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have unveiled a groundbreaking computer code, QUADCOIL, that ...
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Stellarator designed to advance fusion power
The Stellaris design described in Fusion Engineering and Design provides a maximum of 2.7 GW of fusion energy, resulting in ...
Renaissance Fusion raises €32M to radically simplify complex fusion reactors
The startup is betting that by simplifying stellarators, it can make fusion power cheaper and easier to maintain.
The 10-Second Algorithm That Could Unlock Fusion Energy
QUADCOIL is a groundbreaking computer code that simplifies the design of stellarator magnets, ensuring plasma shapes remain ...
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Max Planck spinout unveils ‘world’s most viable’ fusion reactor design — and only needs 6 years to build it
stellarator with high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets. This type of reactor uses complex, twisted magnetic fields to confine hot plasma, creating the conditions needed for fusion reactions.
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Stellarator: Proxima Fusion plans to build a fusion power plant by 2031
The Munich-based start-up Proxima Fusion is even presenting the concept for a commercial reactor. A prototype ... Munich-based company wants to build a stellarator like the Wendelstein 7-X ...
Thea Energy Demonstrates Performance and Controllability of Small and Simple Magnets for Fusion Energy
The world’s first superconducting planar coil magnet array successfully created and controlled stellarator-relevant magnetic field structuresThe ...
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It’s a totally-new source or energy — Negative triangularity shocks experts
Negative triangularity is changing fusion energy! The SMART tokamak's new plasma shape could lead to compact, efficient ...
New computer code could lead to simpler, less costly stellarators for fusion power
Like engineers who design high-performance Formula One race cars, scientists want to create high-performance plasmas in ...
General Fusion fires up its newest steampunk fusion reactor
The reactor, called Lawson Machine 26 (LM26), is General Fusion’s latest iteration in a string of devices that have tested ...
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Renaissance Fusion raises €32M to radically simplify complex fusion reactors
He has drawn inspiration from various projects over the years, which have culminated in a unique take on a fusion reactor design ... set out to simplify the stellarator. It isn’t the only ...