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Engineers develop technique to enhance lifespan of next-generation fusion power plants
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Engineers develop technique to enhance lifespan of next-generation fusion power plants

(a) Laser-welded P91 specimen for residual stress, microstructures (EBSD and SEM) and micro-hardness characterization, (b) the PFIB-DIC ring-core residual stress quantification, (c) the...

Producing nuclear fusion fuel is banned in the US for being too toxic: Researchers find an alternative
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Producing nuclear fusion fuel is banned in the US for being too toxic: Researchers find an alternative

Electrochemical 6-lithium isotope enrichment. Credit: Harris Kohl and Andrew Ezazi Lithium-6 is essential for producing nuclear fusion fuel, but isolating it from the...

‘The smartphone teens want, with the safety parents desire’: HMD’s Fusion X1 is here to save the TikTok generation
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‘The smartphone teens want, with the safety parents desire’: HMD’s Fusion X1 is here to save the TikTok generation

You don’t need me, or HMD (Human Mobile Devices), to tell you that there’s a screen time epidemic among young people, but the...

AI could help overcome the hurdles to making nuclear fusion a practical energy source
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AI could help overcome the hurdles to making nuclear fusion a practical energy source

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The pursuit of nuclear fusion as a clean, sustainable energy source represents one of the most challenging scientific and...

Cassper Nyovest Announces Exciting Performance At Mahindra Fusion Festival
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Cassper Nyovest Announces Exciting Performance At Mahindra Fusion Festival

Cassper Nyovest Announces Exciting Performance At Mahindra Fusion Festival. Cassper Nyovest has just announced a major performance that’s set to break boundaries. The...

Nuclear fusion could one day be a viable clean energy source, but big engineering challenges stand in the way
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Nuclear fusion could one day be a viable clean energy source, but big engineering challenges stand in the way

A laser setup that Farhat Beg’s research group plans to use to repeatedly hit a fusion fuel target. The goal of the experiments...

Norman and the NERD: Google insider spills beans on how the quest for clean nuclear energy went ballistic at one of the world’s largest technology companies with a weird detour via cold fusion
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Norman and the NERD: Google insider spills beans on how the quest for clean nuclear energy went ballistic at one of the world’s largest technology companies with a weird detour via cold fusion

Cold fusion revival sparked Google curiosity but yielded no conclusive evidence. Google’s bold nuclear projects highlighted innovation beyond traditional tech Google’s NERD explored...

Oxide dispersion-strengthened FeCrAl alloys endure liquid metal flow at 600°C, resembling a fusion blanket environment
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Oxide dispersion-strengthened FeCrAl alloys endure liquid metal flow at 600°C, resembling a fusion blanket environment

Exceptional corrosion resistance of ODS FeCrAl oxide dispersion-strengthened alloy in advanced liquid blanket environment for fusion reactors. Credit: Masatoshi Kondo In a study...