Of Interest archive
2014
2 Apr 2014
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Questions and answers with Stephen Dean and Daniel Clery
​Two recently published books describe the history of nuclear fusion research. Search for the Ultimate Energy Source: A history of the US…
29 Mar 2014
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ºÚÁÏÉçapp site works popular on YouTube
​The European Domestic Agency, with responsibility for the construction of the 39 buildings of the ºÚÁÏÉçapp installation, launched its first…
29 Mar 2014
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ºÚÁÏÉçapp at the Cité des Sciences in Paris
​An exposition on ºÚÁÏÉçapp is running from now until 8 June at the Cité des Sciences (Parc de la Villette, Paris). Combining different media…
27 Mar 2014
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ºÚÁÏÉçapp represented at NewGen future energy forum in Moscow
​The ºÚÁÏÉçapp Project is present at this week's NewGen—Future Energy forum in Moscow, where industry and political actors from Russia and…
25 Mar 2014
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Puffing hydrogen for self-protection
​Researchers of the FOM Institute DIFFER have discovered that the wall material of a fusion reactor can shield itself from high…
25 Mar 2014
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14 Million Yomiuri readers will hear about ºÚÁÏÉçapp
​With a combined morning and evening circulation of more than 14 million, the Japanese daily Yomiuri Shimbun is number one among the world…
25 Mar 2014
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25 years ago: "The scientific fiasco of the century"
​Twenty five years ago, University of Utah scientists announced a discovery that touched off a worldwide sensation. "Basically, we've…
24 Mar 2014
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Researchers model spent nuclear fuels
Lawrence Livermore scientists have modeled actinide-based alloys, such as spent nuclear fuel, in an effort to predict the impact of…
21 Mar 2014
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Making synthetic diamond crystals in a plasma reactor
​Diamonds are highly sought after as jewelry and as a form of capital investment. They are also prized by the research community, but not…
20 Mar 2014
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Indian community celebrates Holi festival
​Holi Hai!! Holi, the Indian festival of colours (also known as the festival of love), is a celebration of the arrival of…
14 Mar 2014
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Busy days in China
​During a recent visit to China, ºÚÁÏÉçapp Director-General Osamu Motojima met with high-level representatives of government and had the…
13 Mar 2014
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More than a year in Provence
​In the Spring issue of InFusion, a publication from the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE), Mike Walsh, head of the …
11 Mar 2014
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World's largest energy initiative comes to Wollongong
​One of the people responsible for the manufacture of the magnet system at the heart of ºÚÁÏÉçapp presented a special guest seminar…
11 Mar 2014
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What's the Moon Worth?
​Without the moon, we probably wouldn't exist. In that sense, the moon's value is infinite -- but what if you wanted to put a dollar…
9 Mar 2014
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Dhiraj Bora on fusion
Dhiraj Bora, present Director of the Institute for Plasma Research, Gujarat and former ºÚÁÏÉçapp Deputy-Director General, explains what a fusion…
9 Mar 2014
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Spitzer: Fusion Vs Fission
​When a science-mad artificial intelligence system (voiced by GLaDOS actress Ellen McLain) is installed at NASA, two hapless computer…
7 Mar 2014
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Going nuclear—in a small way
​New research has provided a comprehensive overview of new small-scale nuclear reactors, which could be suitable candidates to cope with…
7 Mar 2014
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The 17 Countries Generating The Most Nuclear Power
​ While the popularity of nuclear power worldwide took a major hit in the aftermath of the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Disaster in 2011, it…
5 Mar 2014
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Major U.S. Science Agencies Face Flat Prospects
​President Barack Obama this morning released a $3.901 trillion budget request to Congress, including proposals for a host of federal…
2 Mar 2014
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Physicists start thinking beyond the LHC, consider reviving the SSC
​Will particle physicists ever have a new toy that will take them to energies beyond those accessible through the Large Hadron Collider?…