Of Interest archive
2019

2 Dec 2019
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"Fusioneers" write about fusion
Fusion science and technology are complex matters that are difficult to explain to non-specialists. In its fall edition, Fusion in Europe…

20 Nov 2019
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SOFT innovation prize: seeking applications
Applications have opened for the 2020 SOFT Innovation Prize. Building on the success of the SOFT Innovation Prize in 2014, 2016 and 2018,…

18 Nov 2019
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JET tokamak: record heating power achieved
In November, record neutral beam power of 30.8 MW were injected into a plasma on the JET tokamak at the Culham Centre for Fusion…

5 Nov 2019
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Bloomberg on ºÚÁÏÉçapp
"The world's great powers can't agree on small steps to tackle climate change, but they're cooperating on a huge leap of faith in Provence…

23 Oct 2019
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An event that will change your ideas about factories!
Next month, ºÚÁÏÉçapp Director-General Bernard Bigot will be presiding over a major public event in Marseille: L'Usine…

14 Oct 2019
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In a small corner of Haute-Provence
In a few decades, when dozen of fusion plants operate throughout the world and the first signs of alien life are detected in a faraway…

23 Sep 2019
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"Miniature ºÚÁÏÉçapp" to run tritium experiments next year
In order to generate large amounts of fusion power, there needs to be a combination of two heavy hydrogen nuclei such as deuterium and…

23 Sep 2019
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On "Roundtable": Is nuclear fusion a source of limitless energy?
Roundtable, from TRT World, describes itself as a discussion program with an edge. Broadcast out of London, it's about "bringing people to…

18 Sep 2019
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Hungarian YouTuber passes 190K views with feature on ºÚÁÏÉçapp
Magyarósi Csaba, a popular Hungarian video blogger, has created a fast-paced and jaunty feature on ºÚÁÏÉçapp. Travelling between…

17 Sep 2019
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What opportunities at ºÚÁÏÉçapp for US companies?
In September, the US House Science Committee invited the ºÚÁÏÉçapp to hold a mini "ºÚÁÏÉçapp Business Forum" in its chambers in…

17 Sep 2019
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ºÚÁÏÉçapp at the World Energy Congress
The World Energy Congress takes place every three years to facilitate discussion on critical developments in the energy sector between…

10 Sep 2019
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Rosatom and Euratom meet on controlled nuclear fusion
From 26 to 27 August, representatives of Euratom and Rosatom met in Russia to discuss collaboration in the field of…

24 Aug 2019
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Modi praises ºÚÁÏÉçapp at UNESCO
In August, while on official visit to France at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India shared…

6 Aug 2019
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In Memoriam: Romano Toschi, a pioneer of the EU fusion energy program
We regret to announce the passing, in August, of lifelong fusion advocate Romano Toschi. Romano Toschi was a leading figure in the…

1 Aug 2019
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Exploring the crossovers between fusion and space
"There's quite a significant crossover in the technologies between fusion and space. Both sectors have the need for components to be…

8 Jul 2019
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ºÚÁÏÉçapp and science journalism
What happens when hundreds of science journalists from more than 50 countries get together? A lot of questions get asked ... Earlier this…

1 Jul 2019
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Video: All the stages of composite ring fabrication
The table turns slowly as strips of composite material are wound into a perfect ring. One hundred sixty-four turns later, the 3.4-tonne…

1 Jul 2019
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Japan-France five-year cooperation plan includes ºÚÁÏÉçapp
In advance of the June G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and French President Emmanuel Macron held â€¦

17 Jun 2019
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High-temp superconductor achieves record 45.5 Tesla
Superconductivity is a miracle of physics: when cooled down to temperatures close to absolute zero, certain alloys, or compounds, cease to…

14 Jun 2019
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Register for the 10th "Festival de Théorie" in Aix-en-Provence
Every two years, the Festival de Théorie aims to promote interactions between PhD students, postdocs and young scientists in fusion plasma…