Interesting Engineering

First US uranium conversion plant in 70 years to fuel next-gen nuclear reactors

FluxPoint Energy announced an initiative to build a uranium conversion plant, reducing US reliance on foreign-controlled fuel ...

Why Fusion Is Always 10 Years Away

Nuclear fusion is potentially the last energy technology humanity will ever need. So why don’t we have it yet? Despite major ...
Interesting Engineering

Fusion propulsion advances as Sunbird engine hits first plasma milestone

Pulsar Fusion achieves first plasma in Sunbird system, advancing nuclear fusion propulsion for faster space travel.
POWER Magazine

FluxPoint Energy Enters Race to Build First New U.S. Uranium Conversion Plant in Nearly 70 Years

A new Texas-based startup has launched an effort to build what would be the first U.S. uranium conversion facility in more ...

Startup Successfully Ignites World’s First Fusion Rocket

Space propulsion company Pulsar Fusion has achieved “first plasma” in its Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket, designed to propel ...
IEEE

A Multi-Sensor Data Fusion System for Laser Welding Process Monitoring

Abstract: Most existing laser welding process monitoring (LWPM) technologies focus on detecting post-process defects. However, in sheet metal laser welding applications such as welding of electronic ...