Fusion

China tests thermonuclear fusion reactor

Posted by Billbar from Reuters

Chinese scientists made their first successful test of a thermonuclear fusion reactor on Thursday, raising the energy-hungry country's profile in the new but uncertain technology that promises clean power, state media reported. The scientists called the device "the first of its kind in operation in the world", but the report did not specify what tests it had passed.

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The Future of Fusion

Posted by Billbar from Seed Magazine

An article for those unfamiliar with current developments in fusion power.

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No future for fusion power, says top scientist

Posted by Billbar from Codylyonblogolater.blogspot

William Parkins, a physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project during the second world war, who later became the chief scientist at US engineering firm Rockwell International says that "there are some really, really difficult engineering problems that have not been overcome" despite decades of effort, and that some of them may be intractable. This is really dismaying.

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NY team confirms UCLA tabletop fusion

Posted by Billbar from Science Blog

The device, which uses two opposing crystals to generate a powerful electric field, could potentially lead to a portable, battery-operated neutron generator for a variety of applications, from non-destructive testing to detecting explosives and scanning luggage at airports.

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Sound waves used to induce nuclear fusion

Posted by Billbar from PhysOrg.com

By bombarding a special mixture of acetone and benzene with oscillating sound waves, the researchers caused bubbles in the mixture to expand and then violently collapse. This technique, which has been dubbed “sonofusion,” produces a shock wave that has the potential to fuse nuclei together, according to the Purdue team.

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China to build world's first "artificial sun" experimental device

Posted by Billbar from People's Daily Online

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