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A nice promo video from General Fusion and some pix of its early days. http://www.generalfusion.com/blog/category/in-the-news/take-a-peak-behind-the-curtain-watch-the-general-fusion-corporate-video/ http://www.generalfusion.com/blog/category/blog/from-the-archives-general-fusions-early-garage-laboratory/

The ITER organisation has produced this excellent 5-minute video explaining what the project is all about: But why keep perpetuating the myth that Oleg Lavrentyev was the father of fusion? Sure, his is an interesting story that set Russia on … Continue reading →

FS&T review of A Piece of the Sun

http://scientistsbookshelf.org/features/wheres-my-fusion-reactor/

The two terms are pretty self explanatory: a breakthrough is where you overcome some barrier and burst through into a new realm of knowledge or discovery; a milestone is a regular marker along a predetermined path. The lastest result from … Continue reading →

NBC News’ science editor Alan Boyle has published a great piece on fusion featuring A Piece of the Sun: http://www.nbcnews.com/science/fusion-energy-dreams-smash-hard-economic-realities-6C10442409

From Chapter 1 Some people have spent their whole working lives researching fusion and then retired feeling bitter at what they see as a wasted career. But that hasn’t stopped new recruits joining the effort every year: optimistic young graduates … Continue reading →

Booklist says: In the ancient myth of Prometheus, Clery finds a metaphor for the labors of twenty-first-century scientists now striving to bring heavenly fire down to earth. In the U.S., Europe, and Asia, these modern Prometheans are building bold new … Continue reading →