Apr 24, 2019
The invention of the laser in 1960 opened up an entirely new
approach to nuclear fusion - dramatically, and drastically
compressing individual pellets of fuel with lasers.
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Apr 12, 2019
In the late 1960s, scientists crossed the Iron Curtain. Their
mission was to investigate whether the claims of Russian scientists
about their new nuclear fusion device, the tokamak, were really
true. Their findings would change fusion research
forever.
Apr 5, 2019
Taking a break from our nuclear fusion odyssey this week, I have a very special episode for you today. This week, our guest is Dr Kate Devlin. She’s a senior lecturer in computer science who studies artificial intelligence and human-robot interaction, and she wrote a magnificent book: Turned On, Science, Sex and...