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Sandia, and the Z-machine, looking at magnetic instabilities in the discharge plasma

mchargue

Posted: 12 November 2010 02:18 PM

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An article that talks a bit about the Z-machine experiment, an what they’re dealing with now.

http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-11-scientists-image-sea-monster-nuclear.html

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Brian H

Posted: 14 November 2010 05:37 PM

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Golly! They’re going to try and control the pinches, and may only be 2-3 years away from 100Kj scientific break-even! “To date, no one has achieved that.” Which will all change in about ½ yr. or so ... ;p

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Posted: 14 November 2010 06:11 PM

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Brian H - 14 November 2010 10:37 PM
Golly! They’re going to try and control the pinches, and may only be 2-3 years away from 100Kj scientific break-even! “To date, no one has achieved that.” Which will all change in about ½ yr. or so ... ;p

But didja read the some funding required asterisk?

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