Articles tagged with Nuclear Fusion
Eugenio Schuster, a controls engineer at Lehigh University, has received a five-year NSF CAREER Award to develop active control systems for nuclear fusion reactors. The goal is to regulate the density, current, and temperature of plasmas in fusion reactors to achieve self-sustaining fusion reactions.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers create tabletop accelerator that produces nuclear fusion at room temperature, doubling the acceleration potential of a previous design. The device has commercial applications in non-destructive testing, explosives detection, and medical imaging.
Researchers have discovered a method to generate nuclear reactions using sound waves and tiny bubbles, supporting the development of an inexpensive 'tabletop' device. The process creates conditions comparable to the interior of stars, with temperatures reaching 10 million degrees Celsius.
The study replicates and extends earlier results on bubble fusion, a method for achieving nuclear fusion without strong magnetic fields or lasers. The new data show significant neutron emission rates, consistent with theoretical predictions.
Researchers at Sandia National Labs successfully achieved symmetrical implosions and significant neutron production using intense x-rays to squeeze millimeter-scale fuel capsules, a crucial step towards nuclear fusion energy. The experiments demonstrate the potential for scaling up fusion reactions.
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute used ultrasonic waves to create small cavitation bubbles that could potentially lead to nuclear fusion. The team observed evidence of tritium and sonoluminescence light flashes, which may indicate the fusion of deuterium atoms in the highly compressed bubbles.
Tiny, super-hot bubbles created by acoustic cavitation may be producing nuclear fusion, according to researchers. The experiment produced stable bubbles that could expand to nearly a millimeter before collapsing, and detected higher levels of tritium and neutrons.