Modelling HIV fusion
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has used robust computer simulations to understand how HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, fuses with the host cell membrane. Published in the Journal of Chemical Informa.....»»
Supercomputer simulates the entire universe, from Big Bang to now
Researchers have produced the most accurate simulation of the universe to date, modelling its entire history from the Big Bang to the present day......»»
Climate hope as scientists in UK set fusion record
Scientists in Britain announced Wednesday they had smashed a previous record for generating fusion energy, hailing it as a "milestone" on the path towards cheap, clean power and a cooler planet......»»
Fast-action method for countering disruptions on ITER fusion experiment
When ITER, the international fusion experiment fires up in 2025, a top priority will be avoiding or mitigating violent disruptions that can seriously damage the giant machine. Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physi.....»»
Five seconds, 59 megajoules: A new record for tokamak fusion
The Joint European Torus takes a major step in preparing for work at ITER. Enlarge / The interior of JET, configured as a scale model for ITER, overlaid with an image of a plasma present in the tokamak during experiments. (credit: EURO.....»»
European Scientists Claim Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough
European scientists say they have made a major breakthrough in their quest to develop practical nuclear fusion -- the energy process that powers the stars. tomhath writes: The UK-based JET laboratory has smashed its own world record for the amount of.....»»
Fusion facility sets a new world energy record
European scientists have achieved a major success on the road to energy production through fusion plasmas: They produced stable plasmas with 59 megajoules of energy output at the world's largest fusion facility, JET, in Culham near Oxford, UK. The te.....»»
Liam Neeson actually does a pretty good Blue Steel
Liam Neeson showed off his Blue Steel on Tuesday, proving that if he ever tires of acting he could probably make a successful pivot to modelling.For the uninitiated, Blue Steel is the famous pose Ben Stiller's titular male model frequently pulls in t.....»»
U.S. Project Reaches Major Milestone toward Practical Fusion Power
In a world first, the National Ignition Facility has generated a “burning plasma,” a fusion reaction on the cusp of being self-sustaining -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
"Burning" Hydrogen Plasma In the World"s Largest Laser Sets Fusion Records
The secret behind a record-breaking nuclear fusion experiment that spit out 10 quadrillion watts of power in a split second has been revealed: a "self-heating" -- or "burning" -- plasma of neutron-heavy hydrogen inside the fuel capsule used in the ex.....»»
A mathematical approach to protecting endangered plants
In a new study published in the journal Ecological Modelling, a team of researchers led by Benito Chen-Charpentier, professor of mathematics at The University of Texas at Arlington, devises a mathematical model to calculate the minimum habitat size f.....»»
Ironing out the interiors of exoplanets
The discovery of more than 4,500 extra-solar planets has created a need for modelling their interior structure and dynamics. As it turns out, iron plays a key role......»»
Avoiding chains of magnetic islands may lead to fusion paradise
To create the conditions needed for fusion reactions, tokamak reactors contain a plasma in magnetic fields. These magnetic fields can contain tubular areas called magnetic islands. Plasma particles move extra quickly across these islands. This preven.....»»
Common household cleaner can boost effort to harvest fusion energy on Earth
Scientists have found that adding a common household cleaning agent—the mineral boron contained in such cleaners as borax—can vastly improve the ability of some fusion energy devices to contain the heat required to produce fusion reactions on Ear.....»»
Seeing the plasma edge of fusion experiments in new ways with artificial intelligence
To make fusion energy a viable resource for the world's energy grid, researchers need to understand the turbulent motion of plasmas: a mix of ions and electrons swirling around in reactor vessels. The plasma particles, following magnetic field lines.....»»
Chinese Fusion Reactor Maintains 70 Million Degrees Celsius For More Than 17 Minutes
spth writes from a report via German publisher Heise: The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) in Hefei, China has maintained a temperature of 70 million degrees celsius for 17 minutes at the end of 2021. It had previously held 120 mi.....»»
AT&T’s Fusion 5G is the carrier’s newest affordable 5G smartphone
The AT&T Fusion 5G may look ordinary, but things get interesting when you take a little peek at its specifications......»»
New Era Begins: Construction Starts on 47-Acre Fusion Reactor Funded by Google and Bill Gates
Heating plasma fuel to over 100 million degrees Celsius to create inexpensive and unlimited zero-emissions electricity "has been compared to everything from a holy grail to fool's gold..." writes the Boston Globe, "or an expensive delusion diverting.....»»
The meat, the muscle, and the motion of cell fusion
One day Prof. Eldad Tzahor peered into a microscope in his lab and saw steak. As part of Tzahor's research into repairing muscle tissue, Dr. Tamar Eigler, a postdoctoral fellow in his lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science, had been experimenting w.....»»
Unraveling a puzzle to speed the development of fusion energy
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory have developed an effective computational method to simulate the crazy-quilt movement of free electrons during experimental efforts to harness on Earth the fusio.....»»
Toward fusion energy, team models plasma turbulence on the nation"s fastest supercomputer
A team modeled plasma turbulence on the nation's fastest supercomputer to better understand plasma behavior.....»»