The state-of-the-art ignition targets fabricated by General Atomics are small, peppercorn-sized spheres made from various materials, including diamond and gold, among others.
General Atomics Energy Group Secures Contract for Advanced Research in National Security
07 nov. 2024 12h00 HE | General Atomics
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For almost 35 years, General Atomics (GA) scientists in San Diego have collaborated with the U.S. government to enhance homeland defense and advance...
DIII-D Users celebrate as the machine reaches its 200,000th experimental cycle.
DIII-D National Fusion Facility Achieves Historic Operational Milestone on the Road to Developing Fusion Energy
24 oct. 2024 18h29 HE | General Atomics
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The DIII-D National Fusion Facility recently surpassed its 200,000th experimental cycle since it began operations, marking an important milestone in the...
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General Atomics Releases FUSE: A Powerful Tool to Fast-Track the Development of Fusion Power Plants
08 oct. 2024 10h41 HE | General Atomics
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scientists and researchers have long hailed fusion, the process that powers the sun, as a clean and virtually limitless energy source they can harness on...
Members of the Metrology Research and Development team working with the 4Pi system in a clean room at General Atomics headquarters. Credit: General Atomics
General Atomics Inertial Fusion R&D Team Wins Coveted Award
08 août 2024 10h00 HE | General Atomics
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scientists and engineers at General Atomics (GA) in San Diego are celebrating this week after members of their inertial fusion technologies team received...
General Atomics Scientists Achieve Key Requirement for Economic Fusion Energy
General Atomics Scientists Achieve Key Requirement for Economic Fusion Energy
18 juin 2024 09h15 HE | General Atomics
San Diego, CA, June 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A team led by scientists from General Atomics (GA) has demonstrated, for the first time, an operational approach that is key to many tokamak-based...
General Atomics 4Pi System
General Atomics Innovations Drive Breakthroughs in Inertial Fusion and Enable Repeated Fusion Ignition Experiments at the National Ignition Facility
03 juin 2024 10h17 HE | General Atomics
San Diego, CA, June 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new tool developed by General Atomics (GA) is enabling scientists to optimize the quality of targets used in Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF)...
GA fusion scientist Dr. Tony Taylor
General Atomics Scientist Honored for Career Achievements in Fusion Energy
19 déc. 2023 12h43 HE | General Atomics
San Diego, Dec. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fusion Power Associates (FPA) has awarded one of its 2023 Distinguished Career Awards to General Atomics (GA) fusion scientist Dr. Tony Taylor for his...
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General Atomics Brings Inertial Fusion Energy Expertise to Two National Research Hubs
08 déc. 2023 10h20 HE | General Atomics
San Diego, CA, Dec. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- General Atomics (GA) has been selected as a team member for two science and technology hubs funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Inertial...
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General Atomics Applauds Announcement of International Strategy to Commercialize Fusion Energy
05 déc. 2023 17h31 HE | General Atomics
San Diego, CA, Dec. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- General Atomics applauds the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announcement that the United States will pursue a global strategy to...
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General Atomics-led Team Awarded $7.4 Million to Develop Transformational Fusion Data Platform
01 sept. 2023 10h15 HE | General Atomics
San Diego, CA, Sept. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected a multi-institutional team of data scientists led by General Atomics (GA) to develop a Fusion Data...