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Plasma test in the MAST tokamak, a plasma fusion chamber. =================================================================================== A new way of classifying magnetized plasma has led to the discovery of 10 previously unknown topological phases of plasma. Learning more about these phases, and specifically the transitions between them, could help plasma physicists chase down the white whale of energy - plasma fusion. That's because the transitions between them support edge modes, or waves at the intersection of the plasma surfaces. These exotic excitations could broaden the potential practical uses for magnetized plasma. "These findings could lead to possible applications of these exotic excitations in space and...

Interview with Sten Bergman of StonePower, Author of Elforsk Report January 5, 2014 • 19 Comments I was very pleased that Sten Bergman, founder of Swedish energy consulting company StonePower AB, was willing to conduct the following interview with me. Mr. Bergman was the co-author of the recently published Elforsk report on Low Energy Nuclear Reactions Can you provide a little background about yourself, and how you became involved with StonePower? I studied among others plasma physics at Chalmers University in Gothenburgh, Sweden in the early 70-ies. My first work was to commission nuclear power stations in Sweden (Oskarshamn, and...