Story 2015-12-02

MIT's simple ARC reactor for nuclear fusion power plants

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story imageAdvances in magnet technology have enabled researchers at MIT to propose a new design for a practical compact tokamak fusion reactor. MIT's new reactor is named as the ARC reactor.

Rare-earth barium copper oxide (REBCO) superconducting tapes are the enabling technology behind the ARC reactor. When it is cooled to liquid nitrogen temperature, the superconducting tape can carry as much current as the large copper conductor, enabling the construction of extremely high"field magnets, which consume minimal amounts of power.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3ECJSEeW_A&list=PLK2ccNIJVPpB_XqWWq_oaZGIDzmKiSkYc

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/76112/20150812/tiny-fusion.htm

MIT's G3DP can 3D-print transparent glass of any shape

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story imageGlass was first created in Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt 4,500 years ago.
Glass can be molded, formed, blown, plated or sintered; its formal qualities are closely tied to techniques used for its formation.
Now We can 3D Print the Glass. i-e Glass can be used as Ink in 3D printers instead of plastics

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) unveiled a first of its kind optically transparent glass printing process called G3DP.

G3DP is an additive manufacturing platform designed to print optically transparent glass.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lx2loldi6o&list=PLK2ccNIJVPpB_XqWWq_oaZGIDzmKiSkYc

http://3dprint.com/90748/g3dp-glass-3d-print/