New record beams bode well for applications
May 20, 2011
FF-1 Record for ion beam current—near 300 kA With our greater repeatability has come a reduced variability and larger current in the beam measured by the upper
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Increased Repeatability for Science, Commercialization
May 20, 2011
Focus Fusion-1 achieves much greater repeatability, closer to theoretical predictions Major improvement in repeatability of fusion yield and beam production. Repeatable fusion yield is now
Successful 45 kV Firing Sets Stage for Key Fusion Tests
May 20, 2011
New switch design, after tweaking, fired successfully all the way up to 45 kV Backgrounder: Find out why these upgraded switches are so important to
New Database Nears Completion
April 21, 2011
LPP’s new experimental database has nearly been completed. Data from hundreds of FF-1 shots have been automatically processed and converted into a database that allowed
Fighting the Early Beams
April 20, 2011
Our research team is continuing to examine the causes of the shot-to-shot variability that affects FF-1 (as it does all DPFs to date) and the
Stock Round Completed
April 17, 2011
LPP is pleased to announce that our $900,000 offering that opened in November 2009 was completed in April 2011. The next two million dollars to
Japan Crisis Highlights Need to Accelerate Aneutronic Fusion
March 30, 2011
We at Lawrenceville Plasma Physics want to share the following statement regarding the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan. Given the magnitude of this crisis and
Switch Progress Published in JOFE
March 29, 2011
To maximize fusion yields from LPP’s Focus Fusion-1 device, the science team must maximize current from FoFu-1’s twelve capacitors. That means getting all twelve
Intense X-rays signal breakthrough for non-destructive inspection
March 13, 2011
Measurement of X-rays from FoFu-1 electron beam shows that LPP’s X-Scan application is technically feasible New experiments this month have demonstrated for the first time
Spark Plug & Medical Isotope Progress Plus the FoFu-1 Flash
March 13, 2011
In addition to validating sufficiently high X-ray energies for X-Scan, February saw other major milestones for LPP, including: New spark plug manufactured—It’s big! New radioactive isotope diagnostics
LPP Testifies Before Assembly Utilities Committee
March 7, 2011
LPP is working with New Jersey state agencies to bolster support for our focus fusion feasibility study and lay the foundation for future deployment of
January Progress: High rez and Efficiency, Path to Higher Fusion Yield
February 5, 2011
Summary In an eventful January in the lab, we have seen evidence for the first time that we have achieved high efficiency of energy transfer
Fred Van Roessel (1937-2019)
December 6, 2019
We have the sad duty to report that our friend, colleague and team member Fred Van Roessel has died. He suffered a fatal stroke on
Fusion Song Contest Extended to Dec. 1
November 10, 2019
We are extending our fusion song parody contest by one month. We ask that contestants send links to professional videos of the songs that they
Congress, NJ Legislature Consider Money for Private Fusion
November 10, 2019
Thanks to the effort of the Fusion Industry Association and its director Andrew Holland, the US Congress is now considering a bill to aid private
Plasma Focus Researchers Agree on Key Point
November 10, 2019
At a workshop in Warsaw, Poland, plasma focus researchers from around the world agreed on a key aspect of the functioning of the plasma focus
