http://www.fastcompany.com/tag/nuclear-fusion The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/ariel-schwartz/sustainability/general-fusion-developing-nuclear-fusion-device-cheap <!--paging_filter--><p><img class="float-left" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2465/3775978376_683919dc04_m.jpg" alt="reactor" width="223" height="240" />Europe's <a href="http://www.iter.org/" target="_blank">ITER</a> project is blowing $14 billion on the creation of a nuclear fusion power plant, but the bloated project might be outrun by <a href="http://www.generalfusion.com/" target="_blank">General Fusion</a>, a Vancouver, Canada startup that claims it can build a prototype plant in under a decade for $500 million--pocket change in nuclear fusion terms. </p><p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/ariel-schwartz/sustainability/general-fusion-developing-nuclear-fusion-device-cheap">read more</a></p> general fusion nuclear fusion Plasma reactor Alternative Energy spheromaks tokamaks Innovation Technology Ethonomics Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:35:56 -0400 Ariel Schwartz 1322282 at http://www.fastcompany.com http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/ariel-schwartz/sustainability/darpa-working-handheld-nuclear-fusion-device <!--paging_filter--><p><img class="float-left" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2644/3694983677_c05f7131e5_m.jpg" alt="sun" width="240" height="200" />The Pentagon's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARPA">DARPA </a>arm is known for its attempts to reduce devices to microchip size. Projects have included multi-purpose sensors, cryogenic coolers, video cameras, and apparently, "Chip-Scale High Energy Atomic Beams"--microchip-sized nuclear fusion reactors. </p><p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/ariel-schwartz/sustainability/darpa-working-handheld-nuclear-fusion-device">read more</a></p> nuclear fusion DARPA pentagon iter solar wind geothermal Innovation Technology Ethonomics Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:07:36 -0400 Ariel Schwartz 1304994 at http://www.fastcompany.com http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/ariel-schwartz/sustainability/helion-energy-plans-full-scale-nuclear-fusion-engine <!--paging_filter--><p> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3568/3471848558_d197a0c639_o.jpg" alt="fusion" width="620" height="338" /> </p><p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/ariel-schwartz/sustainability/helion-energy-plans-full-scale-nuclear-fusion-engine">read more</a></p> nuclear fusion helion fission Plasma energy Alternative Energy fuel radioactive Innovation Technology Ethonomics Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:10:48 -0400 Ariel Schwartz 1274063 at http://www.fastcompany.com