EPISODE · Sep 17, 2021 · 8 MIN
CFS/MIT demonstration HTS magnet success, First Light Fusion, new Materials roadmap and more.
from Fusion News · host Fusion Industry Association
Today’s news stories: 1. MIT-designed project achieves major advance toward fusion energy https://cfs.energy/news-and-media/cfs-commercial-fusion-power-with-hts-magnet https://news.mit.edu/2021/MIT-CFS-major-advance-toward-fusion-energy-0908 https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/08/fusion-gets-closer-with-successful-test-of-new-kind-of-magnet.html https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/09/mit-backed-fusion-startup-hits-key-milestone-big-superconducting-magnets/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9972653/Magnet-milestones-distant-nuclear-fusion-dream-closer.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdoI1X5m96s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXLO3-7BRwQ 2. Giant magnet could ease path to fusion energy https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/571591-equilibrium-sustainability?rl=1 https://apnews.com/article/technology-sports-france-climate-environment-and-nature-029d14f22aaabe1a33030f612d8fc52a 3. Startup Seeks to Enable Pulsed Fusion https://www.eetimes.com/startup-seeks-to-enable-pulsed-fusion/ 4. Roadmap highlights materials route to fusion https://www.theengineer.co.uk/fusion-materials/ 5. Curtain Call for the COMPASS Tokamak https://www.iter.org/newsline/-/3661 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJAz6NqwZrU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86gT8JdwsMw&t=13s 6. Negative Triangularity – A Positive for Tokamak Fusion Power Reactors https://scitechdaily.com/negative-triangularity-a-positive-for-tokamak-fusion-power-reactors/ Bonus: The Miracle Cure for All Our Energy Woes? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/19/books/review/the-star-builders-arthur-turrell.html Is The World Investing Enough In Nuclear Fusion Research? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/world-investing-enough-nuclear-fusion-220000377.html https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Nuclear-Power/Is-The-World-Investing-Enough-In-Nuclear-Fusion-Research.html Fusion breakthrough dawns a new era for US energy and industry https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/571722-fusion-breakthrough-dawns-a-new-era-for-us-energy-and-industry Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/walz/library License code: SDSXIMJCRPQVXKAQ
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Today’s news stories: 1. MIT-designed project achieves major advance toward fusion energy https://cfs.energy/news-and-media/cfs-commercial-fusion-power-with-hts-magnet https://news.mit.edu/2021/MIT-CFS-major-advance-toward-fusion-energy-0908 https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/08/fusion-gets-closer-with-successful-test-of-new-kind-of-magnet.html https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/09/mit-backed-fusion-startup-hits-key-milestone-big-superconducting-magnets/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9972653/Magnet-milestones-distant-nuclear-fusion-dream-closer.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdoI1X5m96s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXLO3-7BRwQ 2. Giant magnet could ease path to fusion energy https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/571591-equilibrium-sustainability?rl=1 https://apnews.com/article/technology-sports-france-climate-environment-and-nature-029d14f22aaabe1a33030f612d8fc52a 3. Startup Seeks to Enable Pulsed Fusion https://www.eetimes.com/startup-seeks-to-enable-pulsed-fusion/ 4. Roadmap highlights materials route to fusion https://www.theengineer.co.uk/fusion-materials/ 5. Curtain Call for the COMPASS Tokamak https://www.iter.org/newsline/-/3661 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJAz6NqwZrU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86gT8JdwsMw&t=13s 6. Negative Triangularity – A Positive for Tokamak Fusion Power Reactors https://scitechdaily.com/negative-triangularity-a-positive-for-tokamak-fusion-power-reactors/ Bonus: The Miracle Cure for All Our Energy Woes? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/19/books/review/the-star-builders-arthur-turrell.html Is The World Investing Enough In Nuclear Fusion Research? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/world-investing-enough-nuclear-fusion-220000377.html https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Nuclear-Power/Is-The-World-Investing-Enough-In-Nuclear-Fusion-Research.html Fusion breakthrough dawns a new era for US energy and industry https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/571722-fusion-breakthrough-dawns-a-new-era-for-us-energy-and-industry Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/walz/library License code: SDSXIMJCRPQVXKAQ
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