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TechCrunchtechnology20 days ago
Pacific Fusion Scales Up Pulsed Power Prototype, Plans Demonstration Plant This Summer
Pacific Fusion unveiled a shipping container-sized pulser module prototype on Tuesday that met performance targets and unlocked the next tranche of its Series A round, which exceeds $1 billion.
interestingengineering.comai39 days ago
AI Tools Accelerate Nuclear Fusion Research to Meet Data Center Energy Demand
Researchers are using artificial intelligence to speed up development of nuclear fusion as a baseload power source. The technology aims to address rising electricity consumption from AI data centers. Projects include DuctGPT for alloy discovery and a new UK supercomputer for virt…
medium.combusiness45 days ago
Final Components of ITER Central Solenoid Magnet Delivered to France After 15-Year Build
The last modules of the 18-meter-tall central solenoid, a 3,000-tonne superconducting system developed over 15 years at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, have reached the ITER site in Cadarache. The delivery advances assembly of the world's largest nuclear fusion experiment, a €22 b…
interestingengineering.comfinance46 days ago
Final Components for ITER's Central Solenoid Magnet Delivered to France After 15 Years of Development
The last shipment of parts needed to assemble the central solenoid magnet for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor reached Cadarache, France. The 59-foot-tall superconducting system, developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is a key element of the multinational…
interestingengineering.comtechnology62 days ago
Proxima Fusion Advances Stellarator Design for Nuclear Fusion Energy
Proxima Fusion, a Munich-based company, is developing a stellarator for nuclear fusion, aiming to produce more energy than consumed. The design builds on work from Germany's Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. Competing approaches include tokamaks, with ongoing efforts in va…