High-temperature superconductors are the key to nuclear fusion
Table of contents:
We all love science, and we know that one of the goals scientists have been working on for years is nuclear fusion, a cheap and totally clean source of energy. Researchers at MIT and Commonwealth Fusion systems are working to accelerate the development of fusion energy using new technologies, specifically new high-temperature superconductors that can be used to build magnets that produce much stronger magnetic fields.
High-temperature superconductors will pave the way for nuclear fusion, cheap and clean energy
Very strong magnetic fields are required to achieve nuclear fusion. Scientists plan to use the new technology to build what they believe will be the world's first fusion experiment capable of producing a net energy gain, what they have called SPARC. Until now, no nuclear fusion reactor has been able to produce a net energy gain, since it consumes more than what is generated by fusion. These reactors need very strong magnets to create a magnetic field that keeps the ionized gas hot, known as plasma, fully isolated.
We recommend reading our article on How to activate virtualization in BIOS and UEFI with VT-x and AMD-V
The stronger the magnetic field, the better the plasma is isolated from ordinary matter and the less space is needed to keep the plasma warm. Essentially stronger magnets mean smaller, faster, and cheaper fusion generators. The cutting edge technology here comes in high temperature superconductors. Superconductors typically need to be very close to absolute zero, but the new, used compounds that researchers are taking advantage of can work at much higher temperatures.
New high temperature superconducting materials can make magnets of much higher performance. The problem is that the magnets that are produced from these materials are now too small for fusion machines. Before the new SPARC fusion experiment can begin, new superconducting materials must be incorporated into the largest and strongest magnets.
Magnet development will come first, then the SPARC fusion experiment will begin. The researchers hope to have SPARC up and running by 2025.
The world's largest pc arm will be used in a nuclear laboratory
Astra, the largest ARM-based supercomputer ever made. Developed in conjunction with the Department of Energy, it will be used in a nuclear laboratory.
European nuclear physics research institute trusts amd epyc 7351 processors
AMD has announced that the European Nuclear Physics Research Institute in Italy has decided to go for its AMD EPYC 7351 processor.
Amazon key, the key to let amazon enter your house
Amazon presents the Amazon Key system consisting of a Cloud Cam and an intelligent lock that will give deliverymen access to your home
