Research in focus fusion gained new public awareness with the publication February 27 of an article on alternative routes to fusion in the New York Times. While the article emphasized sonofusion attempting to produce fusion reactions in bubbles in liquid, it also described other fusion alternatives, including four paragraphs on focus fusion. The section briefly described the plasma focus device, Lawrenceville Plasma Physics’ collaborations and LPP President Eric Lerner’s estimate that a prototype can be developed in six years for about $10 million. The magnetic field effect that can cut energy losses is also mentioned. To read the article online, click here. (free registration is required.)