Google enters race for nuclear fusion technology

The tech giant and a leading US fusion company develop a new computer algorithm that significantly speeds up progress towards clean, limitless energyGoogle and a leading nuclear fusion company have developed a new computer algorithm which has significantly speeded up experiments on plasmas, the ultra-hot balls of gas at the heart of the energy technology.Tri Alpha Energy, which is backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, has raised over $500m ( £383m) in investment. It has worked with Google Research to create what they call the Optometrist algorithm. This enables high-powered computation to be combined with human judgement to find new and better solutions to complex problems.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 25, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Damian Carrington Environment editor Tags: Nuclear power Energy Environment Google US news Technology World news Energy research Physics Science Energy industry Business Source Type: news