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I also read the news few days ago, but the total lack of technical data makes it pretty meaningless. They said that they will integrate it in some satellites due to lunch in July and October, so I guess we will have to wait until some real data will leak out from those tests, hoping that we will not...

I saw that their scaling laws were indeed confirmed at the > 11th power. The 11th power is what their simulations predict. Their experiments show a somewhat higher scaling, actually, which is interesting in itself (and a reason why they keep working on their simulations). True, I remember seeing a ...

https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.155101 Anyone have access to the full article? They mention they have a "basis" for scaling laws now, curious to know their scaling laws for Zap. I do not have the paper and I could not find it so far, but the Fusion power was expected to scale to th...

They should get in contact with Avalanche fusion and discuss about using their feedthrough technology.
They could than expand their working parameters space to a degree where practical tests would make more sense than investing into simulations.

Correctly understood? No. Lamgmuir waves are plasma waves that are near (or equal) to the electron plasma frequency. So these waves propagates in a way (and with a velocity) that depends on the plasma conditions . This paper talks about the formation of "Plasma Structures" (or areas of Structured P...

Plasma oscillations propel breakthroughs in fusion energy: https://phys.org/news/2024-03-plasma-oscillations-propel-breakthroughs-fusion.html "This new class of plasma oscillations can exhibit extraordinary features that open the door to innovative advancements in particle acceleration and fusion,"...

I'll admit that I spend too much time on various forums. Nevertheless, it's led me to observe a common feature of discussions of fusion. A person will come into a thread and proclaim that company so-and-so is a scam, or that fusion is always 10 years away, or that fusion won't be realized for anoth...

Indeed I agree. But from what they said, they are using their own money and do not have any external investors/grant, so they probably need to balance their economic possibility with their wishes. The good point is that they got lot of publicity in the last few months, so maybe someone else will ste...

It seems like Barry-1 experienced a failure on the power bus and they lost communication with it, apparently before they could turn on the test engines. I have no idea of what their collaboration agreement was, but having an experiment in standby for so long in a cubesat is generally not a smart thi...

Their idea is indeed innovative, I agree that they need to publish real data before being considered a real contender, way too many times we saw simulations twisted by unrealistic starting hypothesis. As for their the parameter space, it is strictly connected to the feedthrough value that they can r...

What you say matches the Norad data but not the Barry website. At least at first blush… What I meant is that Barry-1 orbital behavior is normal of any satellite in the same orbit as it is. The satellite will slowly circularize its orbit and than enter a low inward spiral trajectory toward earth. So...

Scratching my head - the Barry data shows t he e satellite altitude falling and velocity increasing, until recently, when velocity seems to have peaked gracefully and altitude similarly bottomed. The norad data linked earlier shows the SMA continuing to decline, along with the eccentricity. Not und...

Today's tweet from IVO Ltd's CEO: LEOP of Barry-1 is going very slowly, but it is progressing. I appreciate @RogueSpaceCorp's work toward preparations for the Quantum Drive's first test. No exact date yet. Launch and Early Orbit Phase should not last 2 months for a cubesat. I hope they do not have ...

5. The USA doesn't go crazy during its election year. As a non US citizen following US politics from abroad I had the feeling that USA already lost any rationale in the coming elections..... Very humble hope: 4. IVO's Quantum Drive demonstrably works. Same here, very little hopes but what a feat wo...

Their idea was to use planar HTS coils and use control electronics to shape the magnetic field, hence removing the complexity of manufacturing Stellarators.

Nice to see that they are moving forward with the plan.