Saturday, March 12, 2011

DSoM Post Is Fusion Generation Just Around The Corner and UpState

From:  http://physicsworld.com

Laser Heats Up Fusion Quest



The Target Chamber at the National Ignition Facility


Physicists at the $3.5bn National Ignition Facility (NIF) say they have taken an important step in the bid to generate fusion energy using ultra-powerful lasers. By focusing NIF's 192 laser beams onto a tiny gold container, researchers have achieved the temperature and compression conditions that are needed for a self-sustaining fusion reaction – a milestone that they hope to pass next year



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From:  http://physicsworld.com

Phase-Change Memory Becomes More Portable



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From:  http://physicsworld.com

PAMELA Data Challenge Cosmic-Ray Theory



Scientists in the European collaboration PAMELA say they have evidence that challenges the current theory of how cosmic rays are accelerated through the universe.





Link:  http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/45322




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