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Start-up fusion
Publicly funded nuclear fusion laboratories are experiencing competition from the private sector, giving new energy to the field.
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The mechanics of slender structures
Modern physics edged mechanics out into the wilds of engineering. But multidisciplinary interest in pattern formation has moved it back into the mainstream, bringing with it interest from other fields — as this summer’s Solvay Workshop demonstrated.
- Pedro M. Reis
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Topology on a breadboard
The realization of a new topological state using an electrical-circuit approach establishes a flexible scheme that should enable further explorations into uncharted territory and, equally importantly, make experiments with topological states more broadly accessible.
- Ling Lu
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Remote-handling challenges in fusion research and beyond
Energy-producing nuclear fusion reactions taking place in tokamaks cause radiation damage and radioactivity. Remote-handling technology for repairing and replacing in-vessel components has evolved enormously over the past two decades — and is now being deployed elsewhere too.
- Rob Buckingham
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