Finally, Fusion Takes Small Steps Toward Reality
The focus of research on fusion power has moved from big government programs to startups with novel designs.
Is This The Breakthrough Fusion Researchers Have Been Waiting For?
Fusion power may have just had the long-awaited breakthrough its backers have been waiting years for. A small secretive company in California called TAE Technologies has been working on fusion power for years.
TAE Technologies takes small step toward huge goal of fusion reactor?
Tucked in an unmarked industrial building in Foothill Ranch, the physicists at secretive nuclear fusion company TAE Technologies believe they have moved a step closer to achieving viable fusion energy – the holy grail of sustainable energy.
A high performance field-reversed configuration
May 2015 | M. Binderbauer | Physics of Plasmas | Paper
Conventional field-reversed configurations (FRCs), high-beta, prolate compact toroids embedded in poloidal magnetic fields, face notable stability and confinement concerns.
High Voltage Power Supply for Electrode Test Stand
May 2015 | M. Slepchenkov | 2015 SOFE | Poster
The Electrode Test Stand is an experimental device for studying electrode physics contributing to the design of future fusion machines.