Healthcare workers and Meriter Hospital nurses held a press conference to call for better working conditions on Feb. 20, 2025 in Madison, Wis.
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By Mason Yu, University of Wisconsin-Madison | May. 9Realta Fusion and University of Wisconsin researchers, operating the Wisconsin HTS Axisymmetric Mirror (WHAM) experiment, formed and held a plasma with an applied magnetic field strength of 17 Tesla on the confined plasma achieving a series of firsts for fusion energy. This demonstration was the first use of High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) magnets in a magnetic mirror configuration.
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By Elliot Claveau, Realta Fusion | May. 9Wisconsin High-field Axisymmetric Mirror (WHAM) experiment overhead view.