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- HH70, the first high-temperature superconducting Tokamak achieves first plasma https://www.energysingularity.cn/en/hh70-the-worlds-first-high-temperature-superconducting-tokamak-achieves-first-plasma/ 261 comments
- Controlling the nuclear fusion plasma in a tokamak with reinforcement learning https://deepmind.com/blog/article/Accelerating-fusion-science-through-learned-plasma-control 208 comments
- Magnetic control of tokamak plasmas through deep reinforcement learning https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04301-9 3 comments
- Tokamak Energy makes breakthrough in efficient powering of nuclear fusion https://www.eetimes.com/breakthrough-in-efficient-powering-of-fusion-energy/ 14 comments
- MIT's new mini-tokamaks could be perfect for Mars habitats. Also practical. http://news.mit.edu/2015/small-modular-efficient-fusion-plant-0810 5 comments space
- All non-tokamak fusion funding has been cut. Don't expect any breakthroughs in less than 50 years. http://focusfusion.org/index.php/site/article/making_a_case_for_diversified_fusion_funding/ 57 comments science
- SMART spherical tokamak produces its first plasma – Physics World https://physicsworld.com/a/smart-spherical-tokamak-produces-its-first-plasma/ 2 comments futurology
- Scientists produce tokamak plasma that's stable at 10x Greenwald limit https://interestingengineering.com/energy/tokamak-plasma-stable-10x-greenwald 12 comments technology
- Nuclear fusion startup Energy Singularity completed its first round of financing worth of nearly $63 million. Company is building world’s first small Tokamak experimental device based on high temperature superconducting material and advanced magnet systems https://pandaily.com/energy-singularity-completes-financing-led-by-mihoyo-and-nio-capital/ 134 comments futurology
- DeepMind uses AI to control plasma inside tokamak fusion reactor https://www.newscientist.com/article/2308243-deepmind-uses-ai-to-control-plasma-inside-tokamak-fusion-reactor/ 53 comments science
- Magnetic control of tokamak plasmas through deep reinforcement learning https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04301-9 2 comments science
- European fusion reactor sets record for sustained energy | World’s largest tokamak paves the way for ITER with a capstone run of pulses using power-producing tritium https://www.science.org/content/article/european-fusion-reactor-sets-record-sustained-energy 7 comments science
- Chinese tokamak keeps plasma 2.6 times as hot as the Sun for 17 minutes https://newatlas.com/energy/asipp-east-tokamak-plasma-record/ 215 comments worldnews
- Chinese tokamak keeps plasma 2.6 times as hot as the Sun for 17 minutes https://newatlas.com/energy/asipp-east-tokamak-plasma-record/ 27 comments technology
- The Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR), a superconducting fusion device also known as the Korean artificial sun, set the new world record as it succeeded in maintaining the high temperature plasma for 20 seconds with an ion temperature over 100 million degrees https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/nrco-kas122420.php 3 comments science
- Tokamak Network Is Increasing Blockchain Adoption Through Its On-demand Platform https://thebitcoinnews.com/tokamak-network-is-increasing-blockchain-adoption-through-its-on-demand-platform/ 3 comments ethereum
- Korean fusion research tokamak KSTAR sets new world record in super-hot plasma, by successfully maintaining a plasma center ion temperature of 100 million degrees Celsius for 20 seconds https://www.ajudaily.com/view/20201124150014878 170 comments technews
- Physicists “flip the D” in tokamak, get unexpectedly good result https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/03/physicists-flip-the-d-in-tokamak-get-unexpectedly-good-result/ 9 comments worldnews
- Physicists “flip the D” in tokamak, get unexpectedly good result https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/03/physicists-flip-the-d-in-tokamak-get-unexpectedly-good-result 11 comments technology
- Scientists discover optimal magnetic fields for suppressing instabilities in tokamak fusion plasmas, to potentially create a virtually inexhaustible supply of power to generate electricity in what may be called a “star in a jar,” as reported in Nature Physics. https://www.pppl.gov/news/2018/09/discovered-optimal-magnetic-fields-suppressing-instabilities-tokamaks 1403 comments science
- Tokamak Energy hits 15 million degree fusion milestone https://www.theengineer.co.uk/tokamak-energy-15-million-fusion/ 5 comments science
- Tokamak Energy hits 15 million degree fusion milestone https://www.theengineer.co.uk/tokamak-energy-15-million-fusion/ 3 comments science
- MIT researchers have secured private funding to build SPARC, a compact tokamak fusion reactor designed to demonstrate net thermal energy production https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/mar/09/nuclear-fusion-on-brink-of-being-realised-say-mit-scientists 10 comments worldnews
- A new twist on fusion power could help bring limitless clean energy - "At this stage, it’s too early to tell whether the tokamak design used by ITER or the stellarator used by W-7X will be better suited for a commercial fusion power plant." https://theconversation.com/a-new-twist-on-fusion-power-could-help-bring-limitless-clean-energy-70324 7 comments technology
- South Korean Reactor Sets a New Record for Stable Nuclear Fusion - The Korean Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research reactor was able to sustain the high-performance plasma for a record 70 seconds. https://futurism.com/limitless-energy-south-korean-reactor-sets-a-new-record-for-stable-nuclear-fusion/ 4 comments worldnews
- Could Tokamaks be run in a multi-phase configuration? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5gvpcn/could_tokamaks_be_run_in_a_multiphase/ 8 comments askscience
- What is the exact reason to why tokamaks doesn't generate energy? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5gadti/what_is_the_exact_reason_to_why_tokamaks_doesnt/ 9 comments askscience
- Major next steps for fusion energy based on the spherical tokamak, compact machines that are shaped like cored apples. The spherical design produces high-pressure plasmas — essential ingredients for fusion reactions — with relatively low and cost-effective magnetic fields. http://www.pppl.gov/news/2016/08/major-next-steps-fusion-energy-based-spherical-tokamak-design 414 comments science
- New features in Tokamak, Rust Atom Plugin https://vertexclique.com/new-features-in-tokamak/ 3 comments rust
- Tokamak: A Rust IDE for Atom https://vertexclique.github.io/tokamak/ 11 comments programming
- Science AMA Series: Hi Reddit, we're scientists at the Max Planck Institute for plasma physics, where the Wendelstein 7-X fusion experiment has just heated its first hydrogen plasma to several million degrees. Ask us anything about our experiment, stellerators and tokamaks, and fusion power! http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/10/bizarre-reactor-might-save-nuclear-fusion 1389 comments science
- Tokamak e Stellarator per l'energia del futuro? http://www.scientificast.it/2015/12/15/fusione-nucleare-per-lenergia-del-futuro/ 4 comments italy
- "...the Compact Fusion Reactor by Lockheed Martin generates more power than a tokamak by a factor of 10. This in turn means, for the same power output, the CFR can be 10 times smaller." http://aviationweek.com/technology/skunk-works-reveals-compact-fusion-reactor-details 3 comments science
- A nuclear fusion project that is ten thousand times cheaper than the Tokamak http://nextbigfuture.com/2014/05/help-fund-best-energy-project-nuclear.html 16 comments technology
- Senators seek investigation of ITER tokamak project that is currently cannibalizing domestic research. http://www.aip.org/fyi/2013/083.html 14 comments science
- Tokamak 6 Kicking Off: Why switch graphics stacks? The case for Plasma + Wayland http://vizzzion.org/blog/2013/04/tokamak-6-kicking-off-why-switch-graphics-stacks/ 11 comments kde
- Budget Cuts to High Energy Physics and Fusion Research. 1 of only 3 Tokamaks in the US to be shut down at the end of this year. http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/02/at-doe-body-blows-to-fusion-nucl.html 12 comments science
- tokamak 5 begins http://aseigo.blogspot.com/2011/04/tokamak-5-begins.html 3 comments linux
- Totally tropical tokamak - Why coconuts are an essential ingredient in a new sun. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427291.300-building-a-second-sun-take-10-billion-add-coconuts.html?full=true 5 comments science
- Honey, I Blew up the Tokamak http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/31aug_mms.htm 4 comments science