Professor Steven Cowley will discuss fusion power, the perfect energy source, in an upcoming public lecture at the University of Sydney.
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A new twist on fusion power
In a world struggling to kick its addiction to fossil fuels and feed its growing appetite for energy, there’s one technology in development that almost sounds too good to be true: nuclear fusion.
Fusion energy: a time of transition and potential
Fusion could provide a green, safe, unlimited source of energy if we’re able to solve an extremely complex set of scientific and engineering problems.
NASA plans for deep space propulsion
It's been 90 years since Robert Goddard’s first liquid-fuelled rocket test and they're still our best engines for traversing the cosmos. But that may soon change. Cathal O'Connell explores 10 of the most feasible – and fantastic – endeavours into deep space propulsion.