Mechanical engineering

Solar Power Shatters the 1,000°C Barrier for Industrial Heating

Solar Power Shatters the 1,000°C Barrier for Industrial Heating

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

The main component of the thermal trap is a cylinder made of quartz. In the experiments, it reached a temperature of 1050 ...

MIT’s Microscopic Metamaterials Defy Supersonic Impacts

MIT’s Microscopic Metamaterials Defy Supersonic Impacts

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Metamaterials with specific microstructures outperform solid materials in resisting supersonic impacts, offering potential for advanced protective solutions. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com High-speed ...

Avoiding fusion plasma tearing instability with deep reinforcement learning

Avoiding fusion plasma tearing instability with deep reinforcement learning

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

DIII-D The DIII-D National Fusion Facility, located at General Atomics in San Diego, USA, is a leading research facility dedicated to advancing ...