Fusion Energy

A Twisted Reactor From Hell Could Propel Nuclear Fusion Forward

NEW YORK. - While tokamaks are seen by many (including the U.S. Department of Energy) as the leading concept of commercial fusion, stellarators are a bit of an underdog. But they have a few benefits over their popular competitor. Now, stellarators are entering the commercial realm as fusion company Type One Energy—which combines expertise from the

By |2023-04-02T12:12:11-04:00April 2nd, 2023|Industry 4.0|

UM Study: Exploding Stars Provide Blueprint For Creating Reliable Fusion Energy

ANN ARBOR - We study exploding stars in our quest to make reliable fusion energy a reality, but chances are we've been thinking about supernovae wrong. New research led by the University of Michigan shows that heat plays a significant role in the way materials mix during fusion reactions—a factor that has, to this point,

By |2023-02-01T19:46:20-05:00April 27th, 2018|Clean Update|