Scientists developed a new model to describe how large, periodic bursts of plasma known as edge localized modes (ELMs) erode parts of tokamak walls. Tokamaks are devices used to study the process of ...

The inside of future nuclear fusion energy reactors will be among the harshest environments ever produced on Earth. What’s strong enough to protect the inside of a fusion reactor from plasma-produced ...

On a steep slope above a small town in eastern South Korea, a once-abandoned tungsten mine is being pulled back into the ...

At the National Institute for Fusion Science researchers have introduced a new metallurgical method (brazing technique) for bonding tungsten and copper alloys. They achieved a superior bonding layer ...

(Nanowerk News) A boiling point of 5900 degrees Celsius and diamond-like hardness in combination with carbon: tungsten is the heaviest metal, yet has biological functions - especially in heat-loving ...

September 17, 2013: The U.S. 120mm M829A3 anti-tank shell is now available in a version using tungsten for the penetrator instead of depleted uranium. This is for buyers who are upset about all the ...

Carrock mine produced vital tungsten but was in the hands of Germany until the eve of the war It was the new miracle metal. It more than doubled the efficiency of steel armour. It did the same for ...

China dominates the supply of critical minerals such as tungsten, but a U.S. push for alternative sources has found one, deep ...

Researchers working with tungsten to armor the inside of future fusion reactors had some surprising results when looking at the probability of contamination. The inside of future nuclear fusion energy ...

September 17, 2013: The U.S. 120mm M829A3 anti-tank shell is now available in a version using tungsten for the penetrator instead of depleted uranium. This is for buyers who are upset about all the ...