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NIF: Nuclear Fusion Research Facility Opened in California

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:20:27 +0000

An attempt to recreate nuclear fusion, that takes place naturally inside stars' core, will be experimented at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), in California, that was inaugurated on Friday. The NIF is a 10-storey building with a surface as large as three football fields. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who cut the ribbon of the $3.5bn facility said it could "revolutionise our energy future".

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Ultra-Dense Deuterium Could Make Nuclear Fusion Happen

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 16 May 2009 12:42:14 +0000

...what if I told you scientists are about to create a material denser than the Sun's core? The material is called "ultra-dense deuterium", and a cube with 10 cm sides made of it would weigh no less than one hundred and thirty (130) tons.

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Clean Nuclear Fusion Now Possible Using Electromagnetic Waves

Ovidiu Sandru — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:07:36 +0000

Two MIT scientists, physicist Yijun Lin and principal research scientist John Rice, using the university's Alcator C-Mod fusion reactor, proved that electromagnetic waves produced with the help of a Tokamak (pictured above) could be used to keep that plasma hot and make nuclear fusion possible.

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