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2020 Culham Summer School cancelled

It’s with a heavy heart that we announce the cancellation of the Culham Plasma Physics Summer School for 2020, due to the social distancing measures required during the coronavirus. This is the first missed year in the school’s 57-year history,…

Nick HollowayMay 5, 2020

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The unintended beauty of science

Detail of the JET machine by Alastair Philip Wiper JET is featured in a fascinating new book full of photos capturing some of the best scientific projects across the world. Unintended Beauty, by Denmark-based photographer Alastair Philip Wiper, is an…

Nick HollowayMay 1, 2020

Sandy Knowles of University of Birmingham

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Materials scientist receives UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship

Sandy Knowles of University of Birmingham University of Birmingham materials scientist Sandy Knowles – a close collaborator of Culham Centre for Fusion Energy and a previous EUROfusion Researcher Grant holder – has been awarded a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship. The…

Nick HollowayApril 23, 2020

UKAEA and Jacobs representatives mark CHIMERA contract

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CHIMERA fusion test facility contract awarded to Jacobs

The CHIMERA component test machine is a key part of the Fusion Technology Facilities under construction at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in South Yorkshire. A major contract for the design and construction of CHIMERA has been agreed between UKAEA (Culham…

Nick HollowayApril 17, 2020

MAST Upgrade machine area - credit SMD Photography

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MAST Upgrade team hits key milestone on way to full operation

A key stage in the commissioning of the UK's new fusion device MAST Upgrade was reached last month with the first magnetic field produced inside the machine. Before going into operation, all the machine's power supplies have to be commissioned…

Nick HollowayApril 7, 2020

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ExCALIBUR computing project will sharpen understanding of plasma behaviour

CCFE, through its operator the UK Atomic Energy Authority, is a core partner in a new £50 million programme to develop codes and algorithms for exascale computers. Culham's involvement in ExCALIBUR (Exascale Computing: ALgorithms & Infrastructures Benefitting UK Research) will…

Nick HollowayApril 2, 2020

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Surprising discovery could have impact on use of engineering materials

A startling new discovery about the movement of atoms at temperatures below zero has been made by an international collaboration of scientists including physicists from Culham Centre for Fusion Energy. The new research – published in Nature Materials journal –…

Nick HollowayMarch 30, 2020

Interior of JET with a superimposed plasma

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JET researchers find ‘win-win’ scenario for future fusion reactors

A vital discovery on how to force the extreme heatload away from a fusion reactor's exhaust system while maintaining high performance has been discovered in recent tests at the Joint European Torus (JET) device at Culham. In machines like JET,…

Nick HollowayMarch 24, 2020

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Diamonds could be forever in nuclear-powered battery project

Scientists at CCFE are working with academics at the University of Bristol on world-leading technology in order to make diamond batteries, which could provide decades or thousands of years’ worth of energy without a recharge. Items such as computer chips,…

Nick HollowayMarch 18, 2020

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Weaving a way to fusion energy

A 3D woven composite component, capable of withstanding extreme temperatures inside a fusion reactor, has been researched as a result of a collaboration between CCFE and the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC). The work was commissioned by…

Nick HollowayMarch 10, 2020

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2020 Culham Summer School cancelled

The unintended beauty of science

Materials scientist receives UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship

CHIMERA fusion test facility contract awarded to Jacobs

MAST Upgrade team hits key milestone on way to full operation

ExCALIBUR computing project will sharpen understanding of plasma behaviour

Surprising discovery could have impact on use of engineering materials

JET researchers find ‘win-win’ scenario for future fusion reactors

Diamonds could be forever in nuclear-powered battery project

Weaving a way to fusion energy

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