Zap Energy's new fusion power prototype, big science spin-offs, Japan's tokamak sets world record

Fusion News: October 16, 2024
Dr. Cyd Cowley, working at the intersection of fusion and AI at FIA affiliate member digiLab, gives today's global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below.

1. Zap Energy shows off its new fusion power prototype, Century
https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/09/zap-energy-shows-off-its-new-fusion-power-prototype-century/

2. Fusion, the Web and electric planes: how spin-offs from big science are transforming the world
https://physicsworld.com/a/fusion-the-web-and-electric-planes-how-spin-offs-from-big-science-are-transforming-the-world/

3. Stopping off-the-wall behavior in fusion reactors
https://phys.org/news/2024-10-wall-behavior-fusion-reactors.html

4. Japan’s tokamak sets world record, achieves plasma volume of 160 cubic meters
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/world-largest-tokamak-jt-60sa-plasma

Bonuses:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az4J5H2FXkE&list=PLy5tg85zU5CCWzhG0yrg9NK_0HCtirp_n

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDi4uf25hfo