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fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

Struggling fusion power company General Fusion gets $22M lifeline from investors | TechCrunch

General Fusion, a Canadian nuclear fusion energy startup, announced today that it had been thrown a lifeline in the form of $22 million in fresh funding. The company had laid off at least 25% of its employees in May in a bid to shore up its stretched finances. At the same time, CEO Greg Twinney wrote an open letter pleading for funding. The additional cash will give General Fusion some breathing room, though not much.
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fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

How to Turn Your Power Plant Into a Gold Factory

Last month, a small company in San Francisco announced a plan to manufacture tons of gold by tweaking atoms superheated during nuclear fusion, serving as a side hustle to offset fusion costs.
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fromMail Online
3 weeks ago

Revealed: The futuristic spaceship that could take humans to the stars

The 36 mile-long cylinder features a range of biome ecosystems, food production rooms, libraries, parks, multi-storey living areas, schools, hospitals and sports complexes.
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fromWIRED
3 weeks ago

The History and Physics of the Atomic Bomb

In December 1942, the first experiment to achieve a sustained nuclear reaction occurred beneath the University of Chicago in a reactor called 'Chicago Pile 1.' This marked confirmation of Szilard's theoretical idea of nuclear chain reactions, where a reactions can continue and sustain itself.
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fromFuturism
1 month ago

Fusion Startup Says It's Figured Out How to Turn Mercury Into Gold

In a yet-to-be-peer-reviewed paper, nuclear transmutation is proposed as a method to change elements, enabling the synthesis of gold particles from mercury.
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fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Google bets on fusion power as its greenhouse gas emissions grow

Google is investing in future nuclear fusion energy, indicating confidence in this clean energy technology despite its current challenges.
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fromMail Online
2 months ago

Nuclear fusion breakthrough: Germany's reactor sets a new world record

Germany's Wendelstein 7-X achieved a breakthrough in sustainable nuclear fusion, running a reaction for 43 seconds.
fromHackernoon
2 years ago

US, China Engaged in Nuclear Fusion Space Race | HackerNoon

Helium-3 is an element that nuclear fusion researchers believe is a potential fuel for the creation of unlimited energy that would power the rest of this century and beyond.
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fromGameSpot
3 months ago

Concept Borrowed From Video Games Leads To Fusion Energy Breakthrough

Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in nuclear fusion by using video game technology to enhance computational efficiency.
fromTechCrunch
3 months ago

Exclusive: Laser-powered fusion experiment more than doubles its power output | TechCrunch

The NIF has made significant progress in net-positive fusion energy production, increasing yield from 3.15 to 8.6 megajoules.
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fromBig Think
4 months ago

Ask Ethan: When do stars turn the most mass into energy?

Nuclear fusion is crucial for powering stars, but common misconceptions exist regarding its role and efficiency in stellar evolution.
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