Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Tue Feb 18 12:39:16 CST 2014
Hi Rocky: Thanks for the info and link. Today I have learned something. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocky Smolin" <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2014 7:04:55 AM Subject: Re: [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 -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tina Norris Fields Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2014 5:51 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Fusion: One Step Closer That makes sense. Thanks. TNF Tina Norris Fields tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com 231-322-2787 On 2/14/2014 3:59 PM, Rocky Smolin wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rocky Smolin [mailto:rockysmolin at bchacc.com] > Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 12:58 PM > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Fusion: One Step Closer > > 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: > > http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/DPP13/Session/JP8.82 > > The plasma is contained in a very powerful magnetic field. > > R > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tina > Norris Fields > Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 8:20 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Fusion: One Step Closer > > 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 > > 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/ >> > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com