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This Fusion Reactor Is Held Together With Tape

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In 2015, Mumgaard huddled with a group of his fellow MIT researchers to rethink the approach to fusion power. We showed that we could basically hand-build 16 winding coils and assemble them into one high-performing magnet,” says Sorbom. The team kept the magnet energized in a steady state for about 5 hours. “We

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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OTT was established in 2015 to advance the economic, energy, and national security interests of the United States by expanding the commercial impact of the Department of Energy’s research and development portfolio. Louisville, Colo. Enabling interoperability for PV inverter controllers, $149,995 Triangle Microworks Inc., Raleigh, N.C.