Physicists overcome plasma hurdles, WEST record, UK search, G7

Jeff Peachman, graduate student studying Flow Z-Pinches at the University of Washington, gives today's biweekly global Fusion News update. Links to the stories mentioned are included below. 1. Physicists overcome two key operating hurdles in fusion reactions https://phys.org/news/2024-04-physicists-key-hurdles-fusion-reactions.html 2. Fusion record set for tungsten tokamak WEST https://www.pppl.gov/news/2024/fusion-record-set-tungsten-tokamak-west 3. UK to launch search for industry partners to develop prototype fusion energy plant https://ccfe.ukaea.uk/uk-to-launch-search-for-industry-partners-to-develop-prototype-fusion-energy-plant/ 4. G7 Puts Fusion Forward at the Climate Energy and Environment Ministers Meeting https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/g7-puts-fusion-forward-at-the-climate-energy-and-environment-ministers-meeting/ Bonuses: Fusion Energy Week https://usfusionenergy.org/fusion-energy-week The latest developments in fusion energy - with the UKAEA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI5K7PCiW3Y CFS Fusionland https://twitter.com/CFS_energy/status/1787897202364293433?t=slk-FW7DrVeydk5RXN-LYw&s=19