[dba-Tech] Fusion: One Step Closer

However, the mag field containment scheme is for Tokamak type reactors
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokamak) which use MCF - magnetic confinement
fusion - is where most of the action is (that's what they have where Noah
works).  

This article is about a different approach - ICF - inertial confinement
fusion - which has some serious drawbacks - namely how do you engineer one
of these little 'explosions' withdraw the energy, and prepare for the next
explosion - thousands of times per second.

Noah's comment on the article: "ICF is widely considered to be a complete
dead end - it's unfortunate that it's gaining as much traction and news as
it is."

R


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That makes sense.  Thanks.
TNF

Tina Norris Fields
tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com
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On 2/14/2014 3:59 PM, Rocky Smolin wrote:
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> From: Rocky Smolin [mailto:rockysmolin at bchacc.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 12:58 PM
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> Noah could tell you because he's been interning at General Atomics for 
> a year now doing research on how to keep the plasma cloud stable.  
> Here's the abstract of the research he presented at the American 
> Physical Society conference in Denver last November:
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> http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/DPP13/Session/JP8.82
>
> The plasma is contained in a very powerful magnetic field.
>
> R
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tina 
> Norris Fields
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> Definitely interesting.  I hope to see more breakthroughs in the future.
> The thing that puzzles me is the question of containment.  How to 
> contain something that operates at temperatures and pressures 
> equivalent to those found in the core of the sun?  Fascinating stuff -
thanks for sharing.
> TNF
>
> Tina Norris Fields
> tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com
> 231-322-2787
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> On 2/13/2014 11:11 AM, Arthur Fuller wrote:
>> A very interesting read can be found at this link:
>>
>> http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/02/giant-leap-for-nuclear-fusion-
>> a s-scientists-get-more-energy-out-than-fuel-put-in/
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