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MAST Upgrade: the vertical challenge

A new control system on Culham's MAST Upgrade experiment automatically keeps the superhot plasma fuel in check within milliseconds – allowing physicists to carry out key research with the machine’s world-first Super-X divertor system. The divertor region of ‘tokamak’ fusion…

Nick HollowayApril 30, 2021

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Self-healing fusion components could lead to better reactor designs

Culham engineers are investigating whether parts of a fusion machine could regenerate themselves – a concept that could extend a fusion reactor’s lifetime and cut maintenance costs. One of the issues for the 'divertor' area of the tokamak reactor –…

Nick HollowayJuly 9, 2020

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Fusion tech could slash charging time for electric cars

The time spent re-charging an electric vehicle could be cut by more than two-thirds thanks to fusion-related technology developed by former Culham PhD student Dr Jack Nicholas. Jack – who worked on the concept of removing intense heat from a…

Nick HollowayJune 15, 2020

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Fusion tech could slash charging time for electric cars

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