New Insights Help Plan Next Experiments
October 31, 2016
In all scientific research, experiments and observations give rise to new theoretical concepts, which in turn lead to the design of more advanced experiments. LPPFusion
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Experiments, Conference Discussions Yield New Understanding of Impurities
October 31, 2016
The recently-completed set of experiments with LPPFusion’s FF-1 device, combined with discussions with colleagues at the International Center for Dense Magnetized Plasma (ICDMP) conference in
Safety Procedures, Instrument Design Paves Way for Beryllium Anode
August 16, 2016
The next step beyond the new experiments with the existing tungsten electrodes is the installation of the beryllium anode, expected to arrive in September. This
Preparations Advance for Next Round of Tungsten Experiments
August 16, 2016
For the past month, the research team has been preparing for a second and final series of experiments with the two tungsten electrodes, before moving
FF-1 Shots Put 12 kJ into Pinch Region, Needs 3D Modeling Help to Go Higher
August 16, 2016
A new analysis of LPPFusion’s experimental results with the FF-1 device shows that fully 20% of the input energy was concentrated into the pinch region,
3D Electrical Modeling Needed
July 10, 2016
LPPFusion needs help from someone who can do 3D modeling of pulsed power circuits and has present access to the software required—such as COMSOL. We
GIT-12 Z-Pinch Achieves 6 Joule Fusion Output with Deuterium Fuel
June 29, 2016
Z-pinch devices are closely related to plasma focus devices in that they also use the currents through the plasma itself, not external magnets, to produce
Hydrogen-Boron Groups Announce Advances, Plan Closer Collaboration
June 29, 2016
Hydrogen-boron (pB11) fuel has long been the ideal fusion fuel, offering the potential for cheap energy through direct conversion with no radioactive waste, as LPPFusion
LPP Fusion Reports Ion Energy Records, Other Progress to International Plasma Symposium
June 29, 2016
LPP Fusion’s President and Chief Scientist Eric Lerner reported on June 21 new record ion energies of over 260 keV (equivalent to a temperature of
Fund-a-Shot: Thanks, We Still Need Your Help
May 31, 2016
Thanks to your contributions, we got over our funding gap and kept our experiment rolling to higher fusion yields! The Fund-a-Shot drive raised $15,700 in
Fund-A Shot Donors, Investors Supply Needed Funds
May 31, 2016
Donors and investors both sharply increased funding for Focus Fusion research at LPPFusion in the last month. The Fund-a-Shot fundraising drive netted over $15,700 in
Hydrogen-Boron Fuel Burns Faster
May 31, 2016
LPPFusion’s research has from the start been aimed at using hydrogen and boron as the neutron-free fuel for a fusion generator. Other groups are also
New Videos Released on Fusion and Cosmology
October 18, 2021
LPPFusion has released two new major educational videos and a series of short videos on our progress in the lab. A summary of our fusion research project
Energy Prices, Shortages Show Need for Fusion Energy
October 18, 2021
Media headlines are filled with news of shortages, energy price increases and inflationary threats. The processes leading to these headlines have multiple causes, but they
Major IT Upgrades Accomplished
July 1, 2021
LPPFusion’s IT team, CIO Ivy Karamitsos and Systems Administrator Jose Varela, have completed a major upgrade of the IT network and hardware. The upgrade replaced
Anode Installed, Switch Assembly and Testing Advance
July 1, 2021
The LPPFusion research team has been extremely busy preparing for our next experiments—too busy in fact to put out this report until now. (If you
