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by Giorgio
Thu Sep 14, 2023 11:19 am
Forum: Networking
Topic: New: Two High School Students In Chicago Build Polywell
Replies: 2
Views: 50172

Re: New: Two High School Students In Chicago Build Polywell

What ever happened with these gentlemen? According to their facebook page they completed their attempts in September 2018. On August 18th we ran our polywell for the first time! Results on electron detection were inconclusive due to a faulty Langmuir probe circuit, but we still detected a 0.18V jum...
by Giorgio
Wed Sep 13, 2023 4:08 am
Forum: News
Topic: Germany investing 1 billion in fusion
Replies: 3
Views: 916

Re: Germany investing 1 billion in fusion

Germany economy is going downhill. They choose to close Nuclear production and depend completely from cheap Russia gas, and since the moment they lost this supply they also lost any competitive edge they had. The last 12 month has seen a massive migration of companies involved in chemical manufactur...
by Giorgio
Wed Sep 06, 2023 2:17 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Vortex rocket engine: lighter, more efficient, more reusable
Replies: 24
Views: 27661

Re: Vortex rocket engine: lighter, more efficient, more reusable

SpaceX recently ran Raptor 3 at a sustained 350 bar. Not bad! Yes, and it's an amazing engineering achievement. I doubt they will be able to improve more without some new and radical discovery in metallurgy and material composition, and so far I do not see any in the various publications. If they c...
by Giorgio
Wed Sep 06, 2023 2:05 pm
Forum: Design
Topic: Wikipedia Still Wrong
Replies: 2
Views: 610

Re: Wikipedia Still Wrong

See, it's like you never left!

Welcome back 8)
by Giorgio
Wed Sep 06, 2023 2:14 am
Forum: News
Topic: Kronos Energy - simulations only?
Replies: 10
Views: 2403

Re: Kronos Energy - simulations only?

RERT wrote:
Tue Sep 05, 2023 5:58 pm
I didn't bother clicking on 'buy a fusion energy generator'...
A pity, it was in offer for only 9.999,99 US$ with a free set of frying pans :mrgreen:
by Giorgio
Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:17 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Kronos Energy - simulations only?
Replies: 10
Views: 2403

Re: Kronos Energy - simulations only?

News of a 30 Tesla magnet. For some reason all links are dead outside the US. Can someone please have a look and share whats going on In the news release there is no pictures nor it mention the existence of a prototype. If they indeed had built a working 30 Tesla Magnet they would not need to hire ...
by Giorgio
Sun Aug 06, 2023 9:21 am
Forum: News
Topic: Greenest, cheapest battery yet, iron air by Form Energy
Replies: 1
Views: 866

Re: Greenest, cheapest battery yet, iron air by Form Energy

bennmann wrote:
Thu Aug 03, 2023 1:27 pm
Surprised I didn't see a thread here on these guys, there is now a 10x cheaper battery (but terrible density) for grids and homes
That's because they have also a terrible efficiency (under or around 50% if I remember correctly) and extremely slow to recharge.
by Giorgio
Sun Aug 06, 2023 9:15 am
Forum: News
Topic: LK-99
Replies: 9
Views: 1913

Re: LK-99

I have been digging everything I could on LK-99 since the last 2 weeks. While I am still not 100% convinced there are more and more replications coming online every day now. If it proves true the real disruption will be to have identified a new working route for HTSC, and just imagine what we could ...
by Giorgio
Wed Jul 12, 2023 4:53 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Avalanche Energy
Replies: 26
Views: 9808

Re: Avalanche Energy

I hope they will publish more actual working data on their feedthrough design. I can't stop stressing what an important technological achievement this is if it does indeed work in a stable steady state at 200/300 Kv as advertised.
by Giorgio
Tue Jun 13, 2023 2:50 pm
Forum: News
Topic: youtube Polywell critique with response from EMC2!
Replies: 8
Views: 2511

Re: youtube Polywell critique with response from EMC2!

Yes, I get suspicious with coincidences. Perhaps he was fishing for news? Yes, suspicious indeed. It is almost like he was put up to it, and didn't even make a good job of it. That was exactly my feeling when I said in April that there was no need from Matt to come out suddenly with such a video. M...
by Giorgio
Tue Jun 13, 2023 12:39 pm
Forum: News
Topic: EM Drive
Replies: 789
Views: 610888

Re: EM Drive

That is disappointing. For skeptics it is unsurprising. There is too much good news these days so I am not starved for hopium. I am still willing not to show any skepticism and to oversee this as a simple delay if all they need is more time to revise their setup. But, should they start to ask money...
by Giorgio
Tue Jun 13, 2023 12:30 pm
Forum: News
Topic: EMC2 news
Replies: 440
Views: 460513

Re: EMC2 news

I am interested into that too!
by Giorgio
Tue Jun 13, 2023 12:27 pm
Forum: News
Topic: EMC2 in the news with DOE FPNS proposal!
Replies: 4
Views: 1557

Re: EMC2 in the news with DOE FPNS proposal!

By reading the PDF in details and by reading SHINE website, I think is easy to understand the situation. SHINE has contacts and some expertise, but it lacks an advanced technological framework that can give them an edge over competitors, so in truth their contribution is limited and they cannot real...
by Giorgio
Sat Jun 10, 2023 6:46 am
Forum: News
Topic: EMC2 in the news with DOE FPNS proposal!
Replies: 4
Views: 1557

Re: EMC2 in the news with DOE FPNS proposal!

The PDF attached to the presentation has the juicy details: ● Plasma target radius: 8.5 cm ● Plasma target temperature: 500 eV ● Magnetic field strength: 2–3 T at boundary, 4–5 T on surface of coil casing ● Ion beam energy: 150–200 keV ● Ion beam power: 5–6 MW ● Fusion power output: 350 kW ● Displac...
by Giorgio
Tue Jun 06, 2023 3:17 pm
Forum: News
Topic: ZAP Energy News
Replies: 140
Views: 29459

Re: ZAP Energy News

Yes, that's the one.