Research and Markets: Electron Cyclotron Heating of Plasmas: Topical Reference and Source with a Professional Audience in Mind

earthtimes Wednesday, March 10, 2010 12:50:00 PM CET | info

DUBLIN - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/025232/electron_cyclotron) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report Electron Cyclotron Heating of Plasmas to their offering. Electron Cyclotron Heating of Plasmas: Topical Re...

Energetic debate

bbc Friday, March 5, 2010 3:15:00 PM CET | info

Dr Marc Beurskens at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy in Oxfordshire says that nuclear waste is not a serious problem as tritium decays relatively quickly. There is, he says, "a proliferation issue with tritium because it is used in weapons and obviously decent security has to be set up, but it's much easier to control than stocks of uranium....

Hybrid fusion: the third nuclear option

newscientist Thursday, March 4, 2010 1:02:00 PM CET | info

Fission is unsafe and fusion is decades away, but put them together and the problems melt away, say Julian Hunt and Graham O'Connor...

Fusion at core of power dream

thenational Saturday, February 6, 2010 4:53:00 PM CET | info

Nuclear scientists are following the sun in efforts to harness thermonuclear forces, which could provide reliable and reasonably priced energy....

Delays prompt reshuffle at ITER fusion project

nature Friday, February 5, 2010 8:04:00 PM CET | info

In an effort to put the world's largest scientific experiment back on track after delays and cost overruns, Europe is shaking up the agency overseeing its portion of the multinational ITER reactor. On 16 February, Frank Briscoe, a British fusion scientist, will take the reins as interim director of.......

Copenhagen - the Munich of our times?

bbc Thursday, February 4, 2010 9:29:00 AM CET | info

Do you agree with Malini Mehra? Is the Copenhagen Accord worth the paper that it is printed on? Did the summit in the Danish capital show that national self-interest will always come first? Is there no hope of a legally-binding global agreement on climate change? Kyoto resulted in a legally binding agreement, but very little came of it....

Yevgeny Velikhov - a man and a star

ruvr-en Tuesday, February 2, 2010 2:42:00 PM CET | info

The name of the president of the Kurchatov Institute Yevgeny Velikhov is closely related to nuclear physics which he has been engaged in for more than half a century. On February 2 nd he celebrates his 75 th birth anniversary....

One megajoule laser brings nuclear fusion power closer to reality

engadget Thursday, January 28, 2010 10:36:00 PM CET | info

When you think of the laser these days, you're most likely imagining a giant beam that can scorch a few buildings within seconds. Putting your evil thoughts aside, why not think smaller yet more powerful, and something that may change the future of mankind for good? We're talking about the National.......

IT cos vie for $7 billion nuke power deals

economictimes Tuesday, January 5, 2010 9:31:00 PM CET | info

Tech cos, such as TCS, Satyam, QuEST Global & Cranes Software, have evinced interest in bidding for key engineering contracts. Top 10 BPOs | MNC IT in India...

This is no smoking gun, nor Iranian bomb | Norman Dombey

guardian Tuesday, December 22, 2009 8:14:00 PM CET | info

Nothing in the published 'intelligence documents' shows Iran is close to having nuclear weapons Seven years ago Condoleezza Rice said "there will always be some uncertainty" in determining how close Iraq may be to obtaining a nuclear weapon, but "we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud"....

Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies (BEST) Receives $36 Million Contract for High-Performance Superconductors from ITER Fusion Energy Project

earthtimes Wednesday, December 16, 2009 1:08:00 PM CET | info

HANAU, Germany - Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies, Inc. (BEST) today announced that its Bruker EAS GmbH subsidiary in Hanau has been awarded a 24.5 million Euro contract (USD $36 million) to supply 37 metric tons of high-performance superconducting niobium-tin wire to the ITER...

Steven Chu pledges $350m clean tech fund to sweeten deal at Copenhagen

guardian Tuesday, December 15, 2009 6:26:00 PM CET | info

US energy secretary attempts to show Obama administration is serious about action on climate change The Obama administration tried to sweeten a climate change deal for developing countries today with the promise of a $350m fund for the development of new clean energy technologies....