New 3D printing method creates a steel-aluminum fusion hybrid
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Tech Explore ^
| NOVEMBER 14, 2023 | by Hiroshima University
The research team led by Hiroshima University engineers developed a 3D printing method that achieved stainless steel and aluminum bonds capable of withstanding separation stress of up to 17404.5 pounds per square inch on average. Credit:
Motomichi Yamamoto/Hiroshima University Steel and aluminum are key players in supporting economic growth, yet materials joining them remain unexplored due to their fusion zones' brittleness. A new 3D printing method's fix may be a step toward a steel-aluminum hybrid renaissance. A new 3D printing method shrunk brittle zones plaguing steel and aluminum's juncture to a size of less than two microns, overcoming a fundamental...
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The ACE2 receptor accelerates but is not biochemically required for SARS-CoV-2 membrane fusion
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Royal Society of Chemistry ^
| 6/5/2023 | multiple
Authors: Marcos Cervantes, Tobin Hess, Giorgio G. Morbioli, Anjali Sengara and Peter M. Kasson Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infects human cells via the ACE2 receptor. Structural
evidence suggests that ACE2 may not just serve as an attachment factor but also conformationally activate the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein for membrane fusion. Here, we test that hypothesis directly, using DNA-lipid tethering as a synthetic attachment factor in place of ACE2. We find that SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus and virus-like particles are capable of membrane fusion without ACE2 if activated with an appropriate protease. Thus, ACE2 is not biochemically required for SARS-CoV-2 membrane fusion. However, addition...
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Trump J6 Judge Worked at Fusion GPS, Burisma Law Firm
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National Pulse ^
| 8/14/23
U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan – currently presiding over the Trump January 6th trial prosecuted by the Biden Justice Department – previously worked at a law firm that represented Russia hoax dossier firm Fusion GPS. During her time at Boies Schiller Flexner, the law firm also reportedly represented Huma Abedin, a
key figure in the Hillary Clinton private email server case.
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U.S. lab says it repeated fusion energy feat — with higher yield
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The Washington Post (via MSN.com) ^
| 07 August 2023 | Ben Brasch, Kyle Rempfer, Shannon Osaka
A group of U.S. scientists say they have repeated their landmark energy feat - a nuclear fusion reaction that produces more energy than is put into it. But
this time, they say the experiment produced an even higher energy yield than one in December...the lab "won't be discussing further details" of the July experiment until after more analysis.
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A new mathematical 'blueprint' is accelerating fusion device development
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Phys dot org ^
| June 22, 2023 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Developing commercial fusion energy requires scientists to understand sustained processes that have never before existed on Earth. But with so many unknowns, how do we make sure we're designing a device that can successfully harness fusion power?We can fill gaps in our understanding using computational tools like algorithms and data simulations to
knit together experimental data and theory, which allows us to optimize fusion device designs before they're built, saving much time and resources.Currently, classical supercomputers are used to run simulations of plasma physics and fusion energy scenarios, but to address the many design and operating challenges that still remain,...
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Nuclear fusion breakthrough: "Holy grail" is closer to reality
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Daily Mail (via MSN.com) ^
| 01 June 2023 | Jonathan Chadwick
A British team has reported hitting a major milestone...heating a nuclear reactor to the "magic figure" of 100 million degrees Celsius...The British company achieved the milestone using a "spherical tokamak" called ST40...Due to its design, the ST40 is "compact" – less than three feet across – and reaches around 13 feet in
height.
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Japan boldly igniting a national fusion revolution
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Asia Times ^
The Japanese government has opted to build up a huge domestic fusion industry to secure a leading role in the future commercial utilization of fusion power. This
policy is clearly set forth in a document published on April 14 by the Japanese Cabinet, entitled “Fusion Energy Innovation Strategy.” The new policy goes far beyond merely stepping up the participation of Japanese industry and scientific institutes in international projects. The explicit intention is to create the industrial and manpower base for Japan to build – and no doubt export – its own commercial fusion plants, if possible in advance of other...
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TransHuman/Machine Fusion For Cyborg Soldier By 2050
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PatriotandLiberty ^
| 5/19/23 | Dr Robert Malone
The military created the Internet and still controls it, hiding in plain sight. The
military sparked Transhumanist technologies (NBIC) in the 1990s to produce “supermen” fighting machines to dominate the war field. “genetic engineering, synthetic biology, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, or any number of emerging technologies.”The military, in concert with the Intelligence community, is pouring billions of taxpayer dollars into these technologies to create a human/machine cyborg. The military is staffed by unelected, unaccountable Technocrats who are content to “reimagine” the world in their own circular echo-chamber.To grasp the full implication of this, read every word of this article by Dr....
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Microsoft Signs Up to Buy Electricity Produced by Fusion, Perhaps in 2028
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The Register ^
| Fri 12 May 2023 | Simon Sharwood
How complicated can cold fusion be, really?Fusion upstart Helion Energy has named Microsoft as its first customer, and claims the software giant should be able to use electricity made by mashing together helium atoms from 2028. Which
may come as a surprise to many, given that nuclear fusion – outside of stars and incredibly destructive bombs – remains largely theoretical. The few successes in the field have produced modest net energy gains. The most celebrated recent fusion experiment, revealed by Lawrence Livermore Laboratory's National Ignition Facility in late 2022, produced 3.15 megajoules (MJ) of fusion energy output using 2.05 MJ...
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Everett nuclear fusion energy company nets first customer: Microsoft
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everett hearld ^
Helion Energy signed its first customer this week. The
Everett-based company agreed to provide the software giant Microsoft with at least 50 megawatts of electricity from its planned first fusion power plant, starting in 2028. Fifty megawatts is enough electricity to power a data center or factory, said David Kirtley, Helion’s CEO. Founded in 2013, Helion has launched a multi-billion-dollar effort to produce electricity from fusion, the nuclear reaction that powers the sun and stars. Fusion has long been viewed as a potential zero-carbon source of energy. Unlike nuclear fission, which obtains its energy from splitting atoms, fusion does not...
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Fusion GPS-Linked Democrat Mega-Donor Bankrolls Trump’s ‘Rape’ Accuser, Considers Backing DeSantis in GOP Primaries.
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The National Pulse ^
| APRIL 14, 2023 | BY JACK MONTGOMERY RAHEEM J. KASSAM
Hoffman, 55, has told New York Magazine‘s Kara Swisher: “The short answer is I will spend as much as I possibly can and it takes and is effective [to beat Trump].” This could involve aiding other GOP primary candidates, reports Puck News, to the point where Hoffman and his cohorts are investigating
state primary rules, as well as the idea of supporting anti-Trump, right-leaning media. The issue was discussed at length in a late March podcast by the new, D.C.-based news site. While Hoffman has demurred on specifically endorsing a Republican candidate, claiming “I’m almost certainly in the Biden camp,”...
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Newfound alien planet has nuclear fusion going in its core
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Space ^
| January 20, 2023 | By Andrew Jones
HD 206893 c is on the boundary between a planet and a brown dwarf, or "failed star." Artist's
illustration of Europe's star-mapping Gaia spacecraft, whose observations helped discover the huge alien planet HD 206893 c. Artist's illustration of Europe's star-mapping Gaia spacecraft, whose observations helped discover the huge alien planet HD 206893 c. (Image credit: ESA) An international team of scientists has found a new exoplanet that's the first to be directly imaged thanks to Europe's Gaia spacecraft — and it appears to have nuclear fusion ongoing in its core. The team, led by Professor Sasha Hinkley at the University...
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Fusion confusion: Sorry, We have to throw a little cold water on the recent "breakthrough" in sustainable energy
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American Thinker ^
| 12/17/2022 | Mark C. Ross
The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore Lab (LLL) in Northern California has recently gotten a lot of attention. It
was just announced that they finally fused some hydrogen atoms and got more energy out than they put in — a net positive result. Drew Magary, writing for the San Francisco Chronicle, throws a little cold water on the event by adding that the lasers causing the fusion reaction were powered by electricity generated at way less than perfect efficiency.hrowing more cold water, I was told by someone who worked on the facility in question that they already had a...
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After 50 years, fusion power hits a major milestone. The future of energy begins today
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Big Think ^
| Dec 14, 2022 | Adam Frank
Its implications go well beyond the Earth itself, affecting even the future of space travel. Researchers
at the National Ignition Facility in Livermore, California achieved net energy gain in a thermonuclear fusion experiment. But how great of a breakthrough is this, really? As soon as physicists realized how the Sun made its energy, they dreamed of getting the same process to work on Earth. They have worked on it since the 1950s and finally achieved success. There is still a long way to go. But we can now say with confidence that in the not-too-distant future, fusion power stations will...
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Is this the dawn of UNLIMITED clean energy? California scientists make fusion power breakthrough after using world's biggest laser to replicate reaction that powers the sun - which could spell the end of fossil fuels
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Daily Mail ^
| 12 December 2022 | James Gordon
California scientists may have discovered a source of unlimited clean energy by recreating the process of nuclear fusion which powers the sun. Researchers
at the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Lab in Livermore were able to spark a fusion reaction that briefly sustained itself - a major feat because fusion requires such high temperatures and pressures that it easily fizzles out. The experiment was performed in August, but reported for the first time earlier this month. Similar tests have been performed before, but this was the first one that generated more energy than was used to create...
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Live: Scientists herald nuclear fusion breakthrough that ‘could bring limitless clean energy’
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The Telegraph ^
| 13/12/22
883 watching now Started streaming 72 minutes ago #nuclearfusion #energy #breakthrough A breakthrough in nuclear fusion could bring limitless clean energy and help the fight against climate change, experts have predicted. On
Tuesday, scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in California are expected to announce that they have achieved the “holy grail” of getting more energy out of a fusion reaction than it took to trigger it. The team reportedly used 2.1 megajoules of energy to create the conditions for the reaction, and achieved a 2.5 megajoules return – an achievement known as fusion ignition.
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U.S. officials expected to announce fusion energy breakthrough in clean, unlimited power
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justthenews.com ^
| 12/12/2022 | Madeleine Hubbard
Scientists have researched fusion since the 1950s. The
Energy Department is expected to announce Tuesday that scientists have reached a breakthrough in nuclear fusion in their quest to produce a technology to provide clean, unlimited and affordable power. Scientists have researched fusion since the 1950s, and the Biden administration is likely to affirm the massive, decades-long investment, according to the Washington Post reported. "To most of us, this was only a matter of time," a senior fusion scientist told the newspaper. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is expected to make the announcement Tuesday at a media event her department is promoting...
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U.S. to announce fusion energy "breakthrough"
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The Washington Post (via MSN.com) ^
| 11 December 2022 | Evan Halper & Pranshu Verma
The Department of Energy plans to announce Tuesday that scientists have been able for the first time to produce a fusion reaction that creates a net energy gain...It comes as the Biden administration is prioritizing fusion energy research in its climate and energy agenda.
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US Scientists Reach ‘Holy Grail’ Net Profit Nuclear Fusion Reaction: Report
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Washington Post ^
| December 11, 2022 | Evan Halper and Pranshu Verma
The Department of Energy plans to announce Tuesday that scientists have been able for the first time to produce a fusion reaction that creates a net energy gain — a major milestone in the decades-long, multibillion dollar quest to develop a technology that provides unlimited, cheap, clean power. The
aim of fusion research is to replicate the nuclear reaction through which energy is created on the sun. It is a “holy grail” of carbon-free power that scientists have been chasing since the 1950s. It is still at least a decade — maybe decades — away from commercial use, but the...
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"The Fool" - original jazz fusion, by Yours Truly
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me, via Rumble ^
| 11/18/22 | me, as "Hopalong Ginsberg"
My latest song. Beware of fools.
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