Fusion News

FYI - Fusion News/Alerts 25 Jun 2025

Strong project execution and the latest big lift

https://www.iter.org/node/20687/strong-project-execution-and-latest-big-lift 

Two sector modules side by side in the pit

https://www.iter.org/node/20687/two-sector-modules-side-side-pit 

[Latest ITER Newsline: https://www.iter.org/whatsnew/462] 

Fusion: The race is on, but everyone wins

https://www.burges-salmon.com/articles/102kgiu/fusion-the-race-is-on-but-everyone-wins/ 

Physicists recreate forgotten experiment observing fusion

https://www.lanl.gov/media/news/0623-dt-fusion-experiment 

Clean energy future to be 'built in Britain'

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/clean-energy-future-to-be-built-in-britain 

Simulation of capsule implosions during laser fusion wins Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion Outstanding Paper Prize

https://physicsworld.com/a/simulation-of-capsule-implosions-during-laser-fusion-wins-plasma-physics-and-controlled-fusion-outstanding-paper-prize/ 

NJ HAX Plasma Forge, a new strategic innovation center, is coming to the Princeton area

https://www.pppl.gov/news/2025/nj-hax-plasma-forge-new-strategic-innovation-center-coming-princeton-area 

Proxima Fusion Signs HTS Tape Deal for Demo Magnet

https://www.eurekamagazine.co.uk/content/news/proxima-fusion-signs-hts-tape-deal-for-demo-magnet 

Electric sails prove promising for propellant-less spacecraft propulsion

https://www.aip.org/scilights/electric-sails-prove-promising-for-propellant-less-spacecraft-propulsion 

Micronozzle could give laser-driven particle accelerators a boost

https://physicsworld.com/a/micronozzle-could-give-laser-driven-particle-accelerators-a-boost/ 

The Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2025

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/06/top-10-emerging-technologies-of-2025/ 

[Refer to 3. Advanced Nuclear Technologies]

Liquid carbon reveals its secrets

https://physicsworld.com/a/liquid-carbon-reveals-its-secrets/ 

Recent Peer-Reviewed Articles of Interest

Bridging the gap: Informal education's role in preparing students, communities, and the workforce for fusion energy

https://pubs.aip.org/aip/pop/article/32/6/060601/3350606/Bridging-the-gap-Informal-education-s-role-in 

A laser-based annealing methodology to speed-up the study of thermo-activated restoration mechanisms in metals

https://pubs.aip.org/aip/rsi/article/96/6/063508/3350499/A-laser-based-annealing-methodology-to-speed-up 

Fiber-optic bolometers with high-temperature tolerance and reduced time constants for fusion plasma diagnostics

https://pubs.aip.org/aip/rsi/article/96/6/063507/3350500/Fiber-optic-bolometers-with-high-temperature 

X-ray tomographic measurement and modeling for inferring tungsten impurity distribution in WEST plasmas: A review

https://pubs.aip.org/aip/rsi/article/96/6/063509/3350756/X-ray-tomographic-measurement-and-modeling-for 

Taylor limit studies for local helicity injection plasma startup

https://pubs.aip.org/aip/pop/article/32/6/062510/3350779/Taylor-limit-studies-for-local-helicity-injection 

Quadruple probe measurements to estimate thrust to power ratios for a pulsed deflagration plasma jet

https://pubs.aip.org/aip/pop/article/32/6/063108/3350780/Quadruple-probe-measurements-to-estimate-thrust-to 

Modeling of crossed-beam energy transfer in inertial confinement fusion: Numerical simulation and theoretical analysis 

https://pubs.aip.org/aip/pop/article/32/6/062708/3350589/Modeling-of-crossed-beam-energy-transfer-in 

Development and performance of the thin-foil proton recoil spectrometer for ITER plasma diagnostics

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0920379625004594 

Computation of magnetohydrodynamic equilibria with Voigt regularization

https://pubs.aip.org/aip/pop/article/32/6/062507/3350464/Computation-of-magnetohydrodynamic-equilibria-with 

Efficient framework for solving plasma waves with arbitrary distributions

https://pubs.aip.org/aip/pop/article/32/6/060702/3350486/Efficient-framework-for-solving-plasma-waves-with 

[Of Interest]

This giant, all-seeing telescope is set to revolutionize astronomy

https://www.science.org/content/article/giant-all-seeing-telescope-set-revolutionize-astronomy 

Hundred years of the discovery of rhenium

https://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/128/12/1247.pdf