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Magnetic Field Heats Up Fusion

A magnetic field can significantly boost the performance of a large-scale fusion experiment that may lead to a future source of clean power.

Nuclear fusion could provide a clean power source, but one of the technological challenges is maintaining the fuel at a high enough temperature for a long enough time. In a technique called inertial confinement fusion (ICF)—where lasers initiate the nuclear reaction—a magnetic field has been shown to improve heating. Now researchers have shown that a magnetic field can also help in a large-scale experiment with a more complicated design that produces far more energy [1]

In the simplest version of ICF, synchronized laser pulses hit a capsule filled with cold hydrogen fuel, causing it to implode. The implosion heats the fuel and creates a spot of burning plasma (see Viewpoint: Fusion Turns Up the Heat). The “hot spot” serves as a spark that initiates burning throughout the fuel, driving a self-sustaining fusion reaction that releases energy. However, these implosions can fail to generate significant fusion energy if the fuel pellet has small imperfections on its surface or if the lasers are not perfectly timed. But if the fuel could be heated to temperatures higher than was possible in recent experiments, there would be more margin for error, which could alleviate the sensitivity to such details.

This behavior slows the flow of heat to the colder surrounding fuel and provides additional heat within the hot spot.

Lilliputian fusion. The cylinder, or “hohlraum,” containing the fuel pellet is a few millimeters wide.

To reduce the risk to equipment and to lower infrastructure expenses, the NIF team simplified the configuration for these initial experiments. They reduced the laser power, kept the fuel at room temperature, and used deuterium alone. In future higher power experiments that use two forms of hydrogen fuel (deuterium and tritium), Moody anticipates a second effect that will boost performance. High-energy particles generated during the nuclear reactions will become trapped by the field lines. These charged particles will spend more time depositing energy within the hot spot, providing more heat before they escape.

Yunqing Tang wins the SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022

 Yunqing Tang will receive the SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022. Read below to know the significance of Tang’s work and the SASTRA Ramanujan Prize.

Yunqing Tang will receive the SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022. Tang is an assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A.

The award is presented annually to a person aged 32 and below for outstanding contributions in the field of mathematics, influenced by Srinivasa Ramanujan in a broad way. The award is instituted by the Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology, and Research Academy(SASTRA) in 2005 including a cash prize of $10,000. 

Yunqing Tang's work: Significance

1. Tang’s work displays a remarkable combination of sophisticated techniques, in which the geometry and arithmetic of modular curves and of Shimura varieties play a vital role.
2. Yunqing’s results and methods are liable to have an important impact on future research in this area. 
3. Tang’s latest joint work with Frank Calegari and Vesselin Dimitrov based on modular equations is of great significance and has connections with Ramanujan’s own work.
4. A release by Krishnaswami Alladi, chair of the SASTRA Ramanujan Prize Committee praised Tang as one of the most promising and creative mathematicians of her age and her broad-ranging contributions are compelled to have an impact in the coming decades. 

SASTRA Ramanujan Prize: All you need to know

1. The SASTRA prize will be honored at the International Conference on Number Theory at SASTRA university during December 20-22, 2022.
2. The committee to give the award includes Don Blasius, University of California; Jonathan Pila, Oxford University; Cam Stewart, University of Waterloo; Dan Goldston, San Jose State University; Zeev Rudnick, Tel Aviv University; and Ken Ono, University of Virginia.

Who is Yunqing Tang?

Yunquing Tang was born in China. She has done B.Sc at Peking University in 2011. Later Tang went to Harvard University for higher education. In 2016, Tang completed her Ph.D. at Harvard under the direction of Mark Kisin. She joined UC Berkeley in July 2022 as Assistant Professor after stints at Princeton University as a postdoctoral fellow, Instructor, and Assistant Professor.

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Top 5 industrial IoT use cases and examples

Learn about how IIoT is being applied across different industries.

   

     

As technological innovations continue to expand and redefine how we work, organizations are looking to seize the moment to apply these innovations to accelerate business operations. One of the ways technology has redefined business operations in recent years is through the industrial Internet of Things or industry 4.0.

IIoT refers to the application of IoT in industries to speed up the manufacturing process, gain deep insight into production activities, create a smarter working environment and gain a competitive advantage.

What are the benefits of industrial IoT?

Before now, the popular notion was that IIoT offers services mainly to the manufacturing industries. However, its current application and expansion show that its benefits span other sectors.

Predictive maintenance

Predictive maintenance is the ability of a machine to self-detect when maintenance is necessary. Before now, organizations relied on periodic in-person services to maintain their equipment, but the emergence of IIoT has opened up new possibilities.

With IIoT solutions, organizations can incorporate wireless IoT sensor data to detect and alert workers of pending maintenance issues. This solution ensures that machines are well taken care of as at when due and boosts machine uptime.

Remote monitoring and control

Remote quality monitoring and control help companies to keep their machines in optimal conditions in hard-to-reach locations. Besides providing regular updates on the mechanical status or quality of out-of-reach machines, IIoT also takes things further by offering the ability to remotely activate equipment, change their setting, and stop their processes as quality control measures.

Energy optimization

IIoT can be applied in optimizing energy consumption in heavy industrial machines and other devices that require a lot of energy to run. With this, it becomes easier for companies to adjust their energy needs automatically during peak production and lower the energy needed when production is less, thereby minimizing energy waste.

Asset tracking

Asset tracking allows companies to track and monitor their critical assets with AI-enabled sensors. Modern supply chain-related businesses rely heavily on asset-tracking solutions to maintain inventory levels, optimize logistics and ensure their critical assets’ safety.

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Lava Blaze 5G: Cheapest 5G mobile launched in India; Check price, specifications, weight, other details

Lava Blaze 5G Launch Date in India: Lava Blaze 5G was launched on November 8 in India. The smartphone was first unveiled by telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at the India Mobile Congress in the national capital on October 4

Lava Blaze 5G Price In India: Homegrown smartphone manufacturer Lava has launched its much-awaited cheapest 5G smartphone in India, as promised under Rs 10,000. The launch came a bit late as it was expected to come around Diwali. The smartphone sports a cheeky design and comes in soothing colours. Lava had said that it aims to provide the next-generation 5G technology to Indians at an affordable price point.

Lava Blaze 5G Weight, Specifications

The smartphone weighs 207 grams and measures 165.3x76.4x8.9mm. It comes with 4GB RAM + 3GB Virtual RAM and 128GB storage. The smartphone sports a 6.5-inch HD+ IPS Display and has a triple rear camera with 50MP primary AI camera. The device has an 8MP front camera for selfies and it can also be used for face unlocking. Lava Blaze 5G supports 2k video recording and offers camera features like beauty, HDR, night, portrait, Panorama, slow motion, macro, AI, Pro, UHD, filters, GIF, timelapse and QR scanner.