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UKAEA awards £7.4m to develop lithium technologies for fusion
Five groups have been awarded a total of six contracts valued at £7.4 million by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) for the development of lithium technology in fusion energy.
UKAEA awards £11.6M for development of fusion energy tech
Nine organisations have secured contracts worth £11.6 million in total with United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to develop innovative technologies for fusion energy, which promises to be a safe, low carbon, and sustainable part of the world’s future energy supply.
Thousand-year lasting carbon-14 diamond battery a breakthrough
A group of scientists and engineers from the University of Bristol and UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) have created the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery.
Future fusion maintenance with autonomous robot
Afully autonomous robothas been deployed to inspect the interior of a fusion energy facility, marking a world-first achievement in robotics and energy research.
NPL and CERN partner to work on nuclear tech
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the European Laboratory for Particle Physics - CERN, to participate in its neutron time-of-flight facility (n_TOF) situated in Geneva, Switzerland.
JET’s remote handling upgrades make it most advanced globally
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has recently enhanced its Remote Handling Control Room, significantly advancing its capability to undertake fusion repurposing and decommissioning projects to the highest standards.
Industrial Metaverse essential for UK fusion energy development
The engineering designs of UKAEA’s prototype fusion energy plant, STEP, sited in Nottinghamshire, will be developed in a highly immersive and connected virtual environment, known as the ‘Industrial Metaverse’.
JET experiments to test electronics in fusion environments
A joint study by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), CERN, EUROfusion, CEA-IRFM, Aix-Marseille University (AMU), CNRS, and University of Rennes, at the Joint European Torus (JET) facility in Culham, Oxfordshire, will investigate the impact of neutrons on the performance of electronics exposed to fusion energy conditions.
Robotics community asked to help develop fusion energy
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) is calling upon the international robotics community to help make fusion energy part of the world’s future energy supply in a bid to combat climate change and build towards a net zero society.
Engineering teams responding to societal challenges are celebrated
Three global teams delivering telemedicine, clean energy for a community, and a world-renowned robotics control system, have been recognised by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) for their teamwork in providing solutions to societal challenges through science, technology, engineering, and maths.