News Archives

2008

November

• LPP Receives Major Investments, Initiates Experimental Project

• Positions Open

• Name the Baby Contest

June

• LPP simulation team to participate in Dense Z-Pinch Conference in August

• Dated Report Brings Flurry of Interest

May

• Discover magazine Runs Article on Focus Fusion

March

• New Animations and Images in from Torulf Greek

• Researcher Reports Highly Repeatable Functioning Of DPF

• First results from 2-D simulation, 3-D simulation plans

2007

December

• Large- Scale Computer Simulation Work Initiated

November

• Re-Analysis of Texas Data Shows High Stability of Plasmoid and Helps to Build Simulations

• Z-pinch experiments demonstrate magnetic field effect

October

• Dr. Robert Bussard, 1928-2007

• Eric Lerner Presents Focus Fusion at Google Tech Talks

September

• Fusion Patent Application

August

• New Study Begun on Limits to Magnetic Field Effect

June

• More realistic plasmoid simulation confirms net energy production

March

• LPP Team Starts Looking at Ion-Beam Energy Extraction

February

• Focus Fusion Reported in New York Times

• Focus Fusion Society volunteer will perform thermal analysis of reactor design

2006

November

• Chilean Experiment Gets Underway

• Focus Fusion website redesign draws volunteers, intense discussion

• Should Google Go Nuclear

October

• Experimental Update for Chile

• Energy is in the News, but Fusion is not

September

• ITER Pitch - and recruiting Australians

• Anousheh Blasts Off!

August

• Chilean experiment gets underway with testing of new instrument

July

• Preparation for Chilean Focus Fusion Experiment

• FFS Simulation Project

• Clearing up Misconceptions

• University of Illinois Space Propulsion

• FFS Fund Drive for the Switch

March

• LPP-CCHEN Collaboration Announcement

• Z-Pinch

• I’m Just a Bill on Capitol Hill

• LPP Submits Patent Application

February

• Bush’s Energy Initiative

2005

November

• Slashdot Discussion of Allan Fusion Article

• Sterling Allan - Open Source Energy Network Article

October

• GE Chimes In

• ATP Grant Update

September

• BBC Interview Re:  Plasma Cosmology

• Latin American Experiment - First Data

• Russian Group Achieves pB11 Fusion With Very Small Yield

August

• ACORE Regional Roundtable

June

• Build a Quasar in a lab and make electricity?

May

• FFS, LPP to Initiate Experiments in Fall

March

• 6th Symposium on Current Trends in International Fusion Research

February

• Possible collaboration with Ukrainian Researcher

January

• Progress in Fusion Simulations

• NASA Funding Effort

• Singapore DPF group demonstrates high efficiency

2004

August

• NIST ATP Grant Declined at Second Gate

February

• Conclusions from anode design study

• First Results From Italy

• Simulation Results

January

• ATP Grant Application with GMU

• Electrode design update

2003

November

• Electrode Design

• Collaboration with University of Ferrara

May

• New Magnetic Effect Discussed at Conferences

• LPP and UNAM Prepare New Focus Experiments

January

• Pan American Dense Plasma Focus Network Formed

2002

May

• Billion Degree Suppression

2001

May

• Billion Degree Breakthrough at Texas A&M