5th February 2021

Fusion-inspired rocket thruster, public-private partnerships for PPPL, and £12m UK-Japan robotics deal. A summary of the recent fusion energy new presented by Emre Yildirim, PhD student at the University of Manchester working on materials for nuclear fusion. Links for all the articles and videos mentioned are below: 1. Physicist’s fusion rocket idea may unlock long-distance human space travel https://news.sky.com/story/new-concept-for-rocket-thruster-exploits-the-mechanism-behind-solar-flares-12202285 2. Three new public-private INFUSE projects to speed development of fusion energy https://www.miragenews.com/three-new-public-private-infuse-projects-to-speed-development-of-fusion-energy-selected-for-pppl/ 3. £12million UK-Japan robotics deal for fusion energy and nuclear decommissioning research https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/news/nuclear/major-uk-japan-robotics-deal-for-fusion-energy-and-nuclear-decommissioning-research.html Bonuses: Ian Chapman’s royal society talk: https://youtu.be/eYbNSgUQhdY EU energy research post Brexit: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nilsrokke/2021/01/25/whats-next-for-eu-energy-research-after-brexit/?sh=3d14d7c2508a Video version here! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQSc-BFbCpFJjhZldM3BOcQ