Hacker News with Generative AI: Nuclear Fusion

France runs fusion reactor for record 22 minutes (newatlas.com)
France has upped the ante in the quest for fusion power by maintaining a plasma reaction for over 22 minutes – a new record.

France, Nuclear Fusion, Energy, Science

11 points by jonbaer 2 days ago | 1 comments

Nuclear fusion: WEST beats the world record for plasma duration (cea.fr)
On 12 February, the CEA’s WEST machine was able to maintain a plasma for more than 22 minutes. In doing so, it smashed the previous record for plasma duration achieved with a tokamak. This leap forward demonstrates how our knowledge of plasmas and technological control of them over longer periods is becoming more mature, and offers hope that fusion plasmas can be stabilised for greater amounts of time in machines such as ITER.

Nuclear Fusion, Science, Energy, Technology, France

482 points by mpweiher 3 days ago | 494 comments

A Young Man Used AI to Build a Nuclear Fusor (corememory.com)
AI madness is upon many of us, and it can take different forms. In August 2024, for example, I stumbled upon a post from a 20-year-old who had built a nuclear fusor in his home with a bunch of mail-ordered parts. More to the point, he’d done this while under the tutelage of Anthropic’s Claude AI service.

Artificial Intelligence, Science, Nuclear Fusion, DIY Projects

87 points by cl3m 22 days ago | 70 comments

Nuclear fusion: it's time for a reality check (theguardian.com)
I can’t help thinking Ed Miliband has not been accurately briefed when he says a government funding pledge means Britain is within “grasping distance” of “secure, clean, unlimited energy” from nuclear fusion (Ministers pledge record £410m to support UK nuclear fusion energy, 16 January).

Nuclear Fusion, Energy, Politics, Science

99 points by YeGoblynQueenne 23 days ago | 168 comments

China's EAST sets nuclear fusion record, runs 1,006 seconds at 180M°F (charmingscience.com)
China’s “artificial sun,” officially known as the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), has achieved a groundbreaking milestone in fusion energy research.

Nuclear Fusion, China, Energy, Science

7 points by thunderbong 31 days ago | 0 comments

In 36h, I built a neutron-producing nuclear fusor in my kitchen using Claude (twitter.com)

Nuclear Fusion, DIY Projects, AI, Claude

6 points by Luc 34 days ago | 0 comments

Nuclear reactor funded/built by Genshin Impact developer miHoYo is operational (sportskeeda.com)
Genshin Impact creator miHoYo has achieved a significant milestone beyond the virtual world. The latest official news has confirmed that a TOKAMAK fusion reactor, a cutting-edge project in collaboration with Shanghai-based company Energy Singularity, has been successfully ignited.

Gaming, Nuclear Fusion, Technology, China

5 points by IronWolve 58 days ago | 1 comments

Worlds first grid-scale nuclear fusion power plant announced in the US (cnn.com)

Nuclear Fusion, Energy, Science, Technology, United States

8 points by slantedview 65 days ago | 1 comments

Nuclear fusion startup claims milestone with unconventional reactor (ft.com)

Nuclear Fusion, Energy, Startups, Science

10 points by fork-bomber 100 days ago | 2 comments

Nuclear Fusion's New Idea: An Off-the-Shelf Stellarator (ieee.org)
For a machine that’s designed to replicate a star, the world’s newest stellarator is a surprisingly humble-looking apparatus.

Nuclear Fusion, Science, Energy

114 points by mfiguiere 115 days ago | 105 comments

the US led nuclear fusion for decades. Now China is in position to win the race (cnn.com)

Nuclear Fusion, China, United States, Science, Energy

8 points by onemoresoop 155 days ago | 3 comments

China's race to lead the world in nuclear fusion (nature.com)
The country has ambitious plans for fusion power plants to provide clean, limitless energy. Can they be realized?

China, Nuclear Fusion, Energy, Science

3 points by croes 166 days ago | 0 comments

WHAM: Wisconsin High-Temperature Superconducting Axisymmetric Mirror (physics.wisc.edu)
When it comes to de-carbonizing energy production, nuclear fusion is one of the most promising technologies currently being studied.

Nuclear Fusion, Energy, Science, Physics

38 points by peutetre 167 days ago | 7 comments

Physicists Just Discovered Such an Explosive Type of Fusion They Almost Hid (sciencealert.com)

Physics, Nuclear Fusion, Science

6 points by meistro 194 days ago | 1 comments

Why the international experimental nuclear fusion reactor is in 'big trouble' (theguardian.com)

Nuclear Fusion, Science, International Relations

52 points by sandebert 202 days ago | 79 comments

We're building thermonuclear spaceships again–this time for real (arstechnica.com)

Space Exploration, Nuclear Fusion, Technology

17 points by LorenDB 214 days ago | 4 comments

3D visualization brings nuclear fusion to life (epfl.ch)