Closer than ever, more power, Idaho's fusion project and robotic snakes

Published: June 4, 2022, 8:19 p.m.

Cyd Cowley, PhD Student at the University of York and working at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, gives updates on the latest in fusion for this week’s episode of Fusion News. Links to the articles mentioned are included below.  1. Bottling the sun: The world has been trying to master this limitless clean energy source since the 1930s. 

1. We’re now closer than ever. https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2... 

2. Fusion reactors could provide much more power than previously thought, study suggests https://www.independent.co.uk/indepen... 

3. This government lab in Idaho is researching fusion, the ‘holy grail’ of clean energy, as billions pour into the space https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/28/idaho... 

4. Robotic snakes could keep Britain’s nuclear fusion hopes alive https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022... 

Bonuses: Science and Technology Committee May 25, 2022 Meeting on Fusion, UK Parliament https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/I... 

This tiny fusion reactor is made out of commercially available parts https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/...