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Material strength testing at MTLNews

Picture perfect solution for fusion materials testing

UKAEA Fusion Technology’s Materials Technology Laboratory uses photography to get materials properties from small samples. Determining the mechanical properties of potential fusion materials is essential to power plant design. One of the biggest challenges in this area of work is…
Nick Holloway
November 17, 2020
Heather LewtasNews

How technology transfer can take fusion forward

Heather Lewtas Exchanging ideas with industries such as aerospace, automotive and oil & gas could help advance the development of fusion power. That’s the message being given by Culham technology expert Heather Lewtas at an international conference this week. Heather…
Nick Holloway
November 16, 2020
3D woven componentNews

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 Holloway
March 10, 2020
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