Difficulties for advancing fusion future:

On September 9, 2011, the full Senate Committee on Appropriations approved its version of the FY12 Energy and Water Development funding bill.

Mark your calendars for the annual meeting of the Focus Fusion Society!

There must be at least fifty ways to further fusion.  Here are 30+:

Our first Fusion Film contest is officially open!  Create a fusion themed short with the guidelines in this announcement video, and you have a chance at winning a prize and prestige - as well as advancing fusion!

Thanks Mike for sending me the link to this Steven Cowley TED talk on fusion.

The Focus Fusion Society encourages members to develop Focus Fusion-Themed games and apps.

Focus Fusion New York metro fans come and meet each other!

7-10 PM, Wednesday, June 1 Stone Creek Bar, NYC - RSVP on Facebook.

A big Thank You to Sascha Becher aka Stereotron for producing this stereoscopic 3D poster of the electrodes of the Dense Plasma Focus. 

Please feel free to download and print copies of this poster for your pro-fusion events. Also, feel free to design more posters, collages, fine art, mixed media extravaganzas.  As we did with Stereotron, we are happy to supply you with the full sized raw images for manipulation. 

Update as of March 13:  Nuclear situation worsens.  Full blown disaster. Fund fusion!

A devastating 8.8 earthquake has struck Japan unleashing terrible tsunamis and untold damage.  Our prayers go out to those struggling with the aftermath.

First Aid

Before we continue, take a moment to support Red Cross relief efforts.  Text the word REDCROSS to 90999 to donate $10; the charge is automatically added to your phone bill.  Or donate online at http://www.redcross.org

Is someone you know missing?  Google Crisis Response can help.  It has information on the crisis with real time updates and a “Person Finder” (Embedded here in the left column).

The Focus Fusion Society is a membership organization.  Dues-paying members are the backbone of the organization.  Your dues help to support us as we develop and implement the strategic plan, the website, educational materials and more!

LPP has set up a Wishlist on their site for used equipment.

Solstice is down, Christmas is up next!  “Free Floating Atmospheric Pressure Ball Plasmas” makes me think of tree ornaments.  Try this at home!  Enjoy.

It was a challenge to distill FFS into such a small space, but here it is!  Check out the new Focus Fusion Society tri-fold (pdf file)

Feel free to print this out and use it to explain our organization to others.