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NASA Detects Lattice Confinement Fusion
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Lattice Confinement Fusion
NASA Detects Lattice Confinement Fusion A team of NASA researchers seeking a new energy source for deep-space exploration missions, recently revealed a method for triggering nuclear fusion in the space between the atoms of a metal solid. Their research was published in two peer-reviewed papers in the top journal in the field, Physical Review C, Volume 101 (April, 2020): “Nuclear fusion reactions in deuterated metals” and “Novel nuclear reactions observed in bremsstrahlung-irradiated deuterated metals.” Nuclear fusion is a process that produces energy when two nuclei join to form a heavier nucleus. “Scientists are interested in fusion, because it could generate enormous amounts of energy without creating long-lasting radioactive byproducts,” said Theresa Benyo, Ph.D., of NASA’s Glenn Research Center. “However, conventional fusion reactions are difficult to achieve and sustain because they
Fusion thruster company wants NASA to go to Mars with nuclear propulsion
Working with Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technologies, Inc. (MIFTI) which spun out of UC Irvine with an emphasis on developing a thermonuclear fusion-based generator U.S. Nuclear Corp wants to help NASA ferry the first crewed flight to the Red Planet as soon as the early 2030s. Sooner than you think, human engineers and adventurers may be building the first town on Mars, read the enthusiastic press release from U.S. Nuclear Corp.
NASA announced a call for companies issuing a challenge to the energy industry to conceptualize and design an electric nuclear systems (where thermal energy generates electricity for thruster propulsion), in addition to thermal nuclear systems, which involves heat from nuclear reactors directly propel a spacecraft.