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Popular Mechanics February 2008 Joe Pappalardo |
Plasma Plaything Warms Up for Sun-Level Work on Fusion Fusion reactors -- the near-mythic energy sources that have been on the horizon for half a century -- may be coming one step closer.  |
Geotimes November 2004 Megan Sever |
Fusion Stalemate Fusion as a viable energy source for the future... A "Takeout" nuclear plant...  |
Wired April 2001 |
Verge A coalition of 14 fusion-research institutions funded by the US Department of Energy will test whether new generation methods can make magnetic fusion an efficient, affordable source of energy...  |
Chemistry World October 2006 Katharine Sanderson |
Higher Than the Sun Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith, head of the UK fusion program, would like to see viable fusion power a reality in his lifetime. To this end, he is strongly backing Iter, an international fusion project.  |
IEEE Spectrum February 2008 Peter Fairley |
Does Fusion Have a Future? U.S. funding reversal for ITER suggests that fusion energy, which always seems to be close to discovery, has run out of time.  |
IEEE Spectrum May 2005 Lahey et al. |
Bubble Power Tiny bubbles imploded by sound waves can make hydrogen nuclei fuse--and may one day become a revolutionary new energy source.  |
IEEE Spectrum January 2013 William Sweet |
Could Fusion Clean Up Nuclear Waste? Physicists propose a marriage of fusion and fission reactors that could save both technologies  |
Chemistry World November 19, 2008 Hepeng Jia |
Debate still heated on China's fusion plans Following the establishment of a national centre for China's involvement in Iter, the international fusion project, some scientists are still questioning the country's participation in the scheme.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2007 |
European Fusion Researchers Choose Cedip Infrared for IR Thermography The European Fusion Development Agreement has awarded Cedip Infrared Systems in France a contract to supply a further advanced infrared thermography system for monitoring the temperature of components inside its Tokamak Fusion reactor.  |
Wired September 22, 2008 Josie Glausiusz |
Star Power: Why Fusion Proves Elusive In his Sun in a Bottle: The Strange History of Fusion and the Science of Wishful Thinking, Charles Seife says "Fusion is as close as science gets to something for nothing."  |
IEEE Spectrum April 2013 Rachel Courtland |
Laser Fusion's Brightest Hope The National Ignition Facility houses the world's most powerful laser. Is it enough to ignite a fusion revolution?  |
Popular Mechanics July 2009 Erik Sofge |
6 Bright Ideas for the Future of Energy While wind turbines and solar panels are impressive green technologies, the way to really slash one's bills and environmental impact is to live in a hyperefficient house  |
Popular Mechanics October 2004 Harrison H. Schmitt |
Mining The Moon An Apollo astronaut argues that with its vast stores of nonpolluting nuclear fuel, our lunar neighbor holds the key to Earth's future.  |
Chemistry World August 4, 2010 Phillip Broadwith |
Full steam ahead for Iter Iter, the international nuclear fusion project, may have secured funds to meet its vastly increased construction costs. The EC's decision to find the necessary funds to continue to fund Iter confirms the EU's commitment to the project at a crucial time.  |
Wired January 2001 Ed Regis |
Zip Drive NASA scientists are building a hot little ride: Vasimr, a rocket that runs on million-degree plasma and could someday fuel a fast-track trip to Mars...  |
IEEE Spectrum March 2009 Paul Wallich |
Fusion on a Budget Building your own nuclear fusion reactor is easier than you think  |
Food Engineering March 6, 2006 Kevin T. Higgins |
Matter's fourth dimension Atmospheric plasma is the term physicists typically use to describe a microwave heating technology developed for metal joining, but it also holds promise for food.  |
Wired September 2004 Spencer Reiss |
Let a Thousand Reactors Bloom Explosive growth has made the People's Republic of China the most power-hungry nation on earth. Get ready for the mass-produced, meltdown-proof future of nuclear energy.  |
Popular Mechanics October 2006 Alex Hutchinson |
The Next Atomic Age America's nuclear power plants will soon have to be replaced -- but with what?  |
IEEE Spectrum September 2012 Dave Levitan |
The Rich and Their Reactors Branson, Gates, and Bezos are pushing for nuclear reactors of one sort or another  |
IEEE Spectrum September 2010 Ariel Bleicher |
Fusion Is Not Free Who's paying for ITER's big appetite?  |
IEEE Spectrum August 2010 Adee & Guizzo |
Nuclear Reactor Renaissance Nuclear reactor design is poised for a desperately needed revival. Here are seven contenders  |
Chemistry World October 23, 2013 Manisha Lalloo |
NMR thermometer takes reactor's temperature Scientists in the US have used NMR to create temperature maps of reactions taking place inside catalytic reactors. Their technique opens the door to an easy, non-invasive way to discover hot and cold 'spots' inside reactors.  |
IEEE Spectrum March 2009 Mark Anderson |
New Cold Fusion Evidence Reignites Hot Debate Telltale neutrons appear, but skepticism remains.  |
BusinessWeek March 29, 2004 Otis Port |
More Bang From The Bubble? "Sonofusion" may one day outshine other nuclear methods in generating energy  |
IEEE Spectrum August 2011 Willie D. Jones |
A Fusion Thruster for Space Travel Clean, highly energetic reaction delivers a lot of drive from a drop of fuel.  |
IEEE Spectrum May 2006 Erico Guizzo |
Bubble Fusion Research Under Scrutiny A Purdue University scientist stands by his findings of a hydrogen isotope undergoing fusion in imploding bubbles. Meanwhile, a group of researchers funded by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to reproduce his results saw no evidence of fusion.  |
Scientific American February 28, 2005 Charles Q. Choi |
Back to Square One After 15 years, cold fusion got a second chance at legitimacy from the U.S. Department of Energy, often seen by cold fusion advocates as their greatest enemy. History repeated itself, with a verdict that evidence remained inconclusive.  |
Chemistry World October 2007 Mark Peplow |
Chemistry's Big Question The way that we currently produce our energy -- for light, heat and transportation -- is clearly unsustainable. Chemistry really can save the world -- but scientists must be canny about selecting the most commercially realistic ways of achieving that.  |
Popular Mechanics November 2009 Logan Ward |
10 Most Brilliant Innovators of 2009: Deep Space Plasma Thruster Brilliant idea: a plasma engine powered by nitrogen, with 10 times the efficiency of chemical rockets.  |
Industrial Physicist Eric Lerner |
Briefs Penetrating the fog... Plasma self-organization... Stronger than spider silk... Slow light... etc.  |
IEEE Spectrum August 2012 Leonard J. Bond |
Fitness Tests for Old Nuclear Reactors Can nuclear power stations operate safely for 80 years?  |
National Defense November 2014 Yasmin Tadjdeh |
New Energy Technologies Could Provide Military With Inexhaustible Power Sources The Defense Department will need renewable energy sources that can juice up soldier equipment, sustain weapon systems and power bases, all while reducing the department's logistical tail and reliance on fossil fuels.  |
Science News October 24, 2008 Davide Castelvecchi |
Sun In A Bottle: The Strange History Of Fusion And The Science Of Wishful Thinking With great explanatory skill, Charles Seife explains in his latest book how fusion works and why it is so hard to get power out of it.  |
Technology Research News June 15, 2005 |
Power Sources: Fuel Cells, Solar Cells, Heat, Vibration and Fusion Summaries of how each of these power sources work to create energy.  |
The Motley Fool March 18, 2011 David Meier |
Foolish FAQ: The Fukushima Nuclear Crisis A nuclear expert sheds light on Japan's failing reactor.  |
IEEE Spectrum November 2011 Eliza Strickland |
24 Hours at Fukushima A blow-by-blow account of the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl.  |
Wired November 2001 Evan Ratliff |
The Electric Kool-Aid Bandwidth Test Luke Stewart boldly sold politicians, businesspeople, and financiers on his trillion-dollar idea: Use the electrical grid to carry data at speeds faster than we've ever seen. Never mind how...  |
Chemistry World September 26, 2007 James Mitchell Crow |
Interview: Energy Research Lights up Both a professor of Energy and Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Daniel Nocera talks about his research into harnessing solar energy to make fuel from water.  |
Chemistry World March 22, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Cold Fusion Back on the Menu Preparations are under way for an invited symposium focusing on cold fusion and low-energy nuclear reactions at the American chemical society's 2007 conference. Will the flare-up of cold fusion excitement last?  |
IndustryWeek January 1, 2005 John Teresko |
Reinventing Heat-Treating Get ready to reconsider process strategies about the heat-treating of metals. A new approach, based on microwave-absorbing plasma, potentially changes all the rules  |
IEEE Spectrum April 2005 Erico Guizzo |
The Atomic Fortress That Time Forgot The world's first plutonium-making reactor is an Atomic Age landmark--and it faces an uncertain future. The U.S. Department of Energy has been laboring for years to clean up the radioactive and chemical contamination there.  |
BusinessWeek March 24, 2011 Peter Coy |
The Prospect for Safe Nuclear Power Fukushima has cast a pall over the industry, just as new designs are showing promise of making reactors far safer. Will fear bring progress to a halt -- or stimulate demand for smarter solutions?  |
IndustryWeek October 1, 2004 John Teresko |
Plasma Window Reinvents Electron Beam Welding Considering electron beam welding? Get ready to evaluate a process innovation designed to deliver high quality without dependence on a vacuum chamber.  |
Home Theater February 27, 2009 |
We're Still in Plasma, Says LG LG reaffirmed its commitment to plasma display panels (PDPs) and plasma TVs in a press release.  |
Chemistry World April 12, 2006 Katharine Sanderson |
Nuclear Power to Save the Planet The UK's chief scientific adviser, David King, has reiterated his support for nuclear power. King supports the rebuilding of decommissioned nuclear power plants in the UK to reduce dependence on fossil fuels in the next 15 years.  |
Popular Mechanics January 30, 2008 Logan Ward |
5 Heavy-Duty Supercomputer Science Projects for 2008 The U.S. Department of Energy, owner of two of the world's top 10 fastest computers, is giving away time on seven machines at several of their sites. Here are 5 of the science projects that will get a boost from the supercomputers.  |