Simulations show six valves provide ideal setup for rapidly dispersing cooling gas
When the plasma inside a fusion system starts to misbehave, it needs to be quickly cooled to prevent damage to the device.
A Stunning Fusion Rocket Could Cut Interplanetary Travel in Half—and We'll Try It in Just 2 Years
Fusion has long been the propulsion end-goal for interplanetary travel, and a U.K.-based company thinks on its way to ...
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Gas injection setup in new fusion system is guided by public-private research
Researchers have determined that six gas valves provide the best protection against plasma disruptions in SPARC, a next-generation, experimental fusion system. By refining the setup for the fusion ...
Satellites powered by solid metal could one day use space junk for fuel
Space is getting crowded — humans have now placed over 20,000 satellites into orbit since the start of the space age, and ...
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B.C.’s General Fusion achieves world’s first plasma in steam-driven reactor
General Fusion has successfully achieved first plasma in its Lawson Machine 26 (LM26), marking ... to provide zero-carbon energy to 150,000 Canadian homes, with a scalable design that allows for ...
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A Fusion Machine Maintained Plasma for an Astonishing 22 Straight Minutes
The WEST tokamak just broke the record for retaining hot fusion plasma, holding on to it for an unprecedented 22 minutes. WEST and other tokamaks are paving the way for ITER which, upon completion ...
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Magdrive raises $10.5 million and opens U.S. office
With the recent investment, Magdrive also plans to build a U.K. manufacturing facility and conduct on-orbit tests of high-power electric plasma thrusters. A Magdrive Rogue thruster is scheduled to ...