When I was a postgraduate student I published my first scientific paper. I was very worried that the paper would be inaccurate. I spent several months reviewing the content before I finally submitted the work for publication. My supervisor reassured me by saying that there are three types of scientific publications: The ones that are …
Continue reading Not even wrong, Fusion Energy at Lawrenceville Plasma Physics
Interesting article here on using ping pong balls loaded on mouse traps to demonstrate a nuclear fusion reaction in Illinois. The demo was part of a student lead project. http://npre.illinois.edu/news/ans-students-demonstrate-nuclear-reactions-plasma-materials-eoh-2012
photo by Mitchell Buchanan by @mitchellsmind
Lots of plasma fusion stories this week, lithium lining work at PPPL. I notice the article points out that lithium is so light it floats in water – not for very long. Puff!! http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S33/23/37O88/
Always a great question - what happens to somebody when exposed to a vacuum? I always liked this question. If we were unlucky enough to be sucked out of the airlock, like in alien - what would happen? Would we explode, blood and guts everywhere. Would it take time to die? Well, when I saw …
The Elwing Company has established itself as a leader in the development of electrodeless plasma propulsion technology, having pioneered breakthrough electrodeless propulsion technology and tested it comprehensively in the U.S. and Europe.The Elwing Company + OHB Sweden in electrodeless plasma propulsion technology agreement http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=861235795
Recently published online – Fundamentals of Ionized Gases: Basic Topics in Plasma Physics Author Boris M. Smirnov Details of the book can be found here The book is a classical review of plasma physics. This book is a very comprehensive study of the physics of ionized gases. The book covers the fundamentals of plasma physics …
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