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by Ward Cross
Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:31 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Focus Fusion boys got some money to play with?
Replies: 7
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The only news I heard out of Chile was the creation of some low power focus "fusion" devices for medical research and the like. The research was carried out by CCHEN (Chilean Dept of Nukes) and I have no idea if the LLP or FF groups had anything to do with it.
by Ward Cross
Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:13 am
Forum: News
Topic: Focus Fusion boys got some money to play with?
Replies: 7
Views: 7527

Focus Fusion boys got some money to play with?

According to their web site:

http://focusfusion.org/index.php/site/a ... l_project/

The Focus Fusion crowd has some money to play with. The ambitions listed on the site seem pretty lofty for such a meager sum of money.
by Ward Cross
Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:59 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Compact sub-kilojoule range fast miniature plasma focus as p
Replies: 1
Views: 3287

I don't know if you were able to check out the link on under the "Dense Z-Pinch Conference" topic, but there is a pdf file with a whole bunch of abstracts related to this. Like I said before, it amazed me how many projects were being funded by the DOE. I always thought those guys were just sitting o...
by Ward Cross
Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:18 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Dense Z-Pinch Conference '08
Replies: 3
Views: 4141

I saw that quote on the Focus Fusion site John, but the one thing that frustrated me was not getting any progress reports on the research. From the conference abstracts they (CCHEN) published, it seems they have been busy making focus fusion devices that range from >100kJ to <0.1J. None can output n...
by Ward Cross
Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:32 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Dense Z-Pinch Conference '08
Replies: 3
Views: 4141

Dense Z-Pinch Conference '08

Hello everyone...I'm new to the board. Just thought I'd get your opinions on the '08 Z-Pinch conference. Here is the link to download the abstracts: http://dorland.pp.ph.ic.ac.uk/dzp08/index.html Very interesting reading, but what I found most interesting is the number of projects funded by the DOE ...