#Gyrotron
At d3dfusion.org we inject microwaves (100 - 200 GHz) to heat and drive current in our fusion plasmas. We've just unboxed our newest 1 MW microwave unit, a gyrotron named Zapdos, and are excited to bring it online. This unit will extend our plasma parameter range deeper into reactor territory. 🧪
November 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Kernfusion: Wie erreicht man Temperaturen von 100 Millionen Grad im Plasma? Konventionelle Heizmethoden scheitern hier, weshalb innovative Ansätze wie die Gyrotron-Technologie zum
Plasma auf Rekordtemperatur.• Wie Gyrotrons die Plasma-Heizung revol
Kernfusion: Wie erreicht man Temperaturen von 100 Millionen Grad im Plasma? Konventionelle Heizmethoden scheitern hier, weshalb innovative Ansätze wie die Gyrotron-Technologie zum
www.spektrum.de
January 20, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The 600 DNP is finally getting installed in Ames Lab! I sold the wide bore 600 magnet to them in 2021, but they were waiting to get funding/approval for the rest of the DNP components. Exciting to see this day after a very long wait. #ChemChat #NMRchat 🧪 🧲
January 15, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Hopped across the parking lot to visit the DNP lab and say hi to my very first gen chem TA from South Dakota State in the year 2000. He is in town to service the Ames Lab DNP gyrotron #NMRchat #ChemSky
March 26, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Got my DNP-NMR “LABO” kit from Ames Lab, which they put together as a United Way fundraiser. I will pretend the gyrotron is another NMR magnet and add my lady spectroscopist later (I think the LEGO person is supposed to look like Fred P who has quit bsky maybe) #NMRchat #chemsky
June 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Pretty cool news, The Library of Memories is now available in Australia and New Zealand if you're a reader there!

From @lazyfishy.bsky.social and I, more about the book at www.thelibraryofmemories.com
September 8, 2026 at 4:19 PM
A big step forward for hotter fusion plasmas!

A new gyrotron is completing installation at d3dfusion.org and it will deliver 1 MW of heating and current drive power to the plasma.The unique aspect of this unit is that it can output power at three different frequencies (all above 100 GHz). 🧪 1/2
April 1, 2026 at 3:43 PM
rt @schoenzartjas.bsky.social 3(!!) funded PhD positions available @ethzurich.bsky.social PLEASE RETWEET! #NMR #ETH #Gyrotron #DNP #NMRjobs
November 19, 2024 at 3:48 PM
A 2-megawatt gyrotron could soon heat plasma at Wendelstein 7-X — with the power of about 2,000 household microwaves. IPP, KIT, the University of Stuttgart and Thales are developing the source, cooling and beam transmission technology.
https://www.ipp.mpg.de/hipmib26en
July 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM
#NMRchat Cryogenic magic-angle spinning continuous wave EPR and DNP spectroscopy at 7 T with a gyrotron https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090780725001107
August 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Paul Woskov, an MIT research engineer, demonstrated that millimeter waves could melt through basalt. Vitally they may also be cheaper than conventional drilling. While a mechanically drilled 8km well costs ~$50m, a gyrotron could do it for $110-690k.
November 22, 2024 at 10:30 AM
You had me with GYROTRON
March 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
sometimes ur having a good night reading gyrotron books and then Anubis decides to one shot your brain with the unlimited insecurity about all things ever and you gotta lay there considering if you should text someone you haven't heard from in years
February 11, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Le gyrotron c’était impressionnant pour l’epoque
April 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The Thales gyrotron hit 1.3 MW for 6 minutes while generating helium-3 ions necessary to begin generating usable energy from fusion.
www.neimagazine.com/news/thales-...
www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide...
#nuclearfusion #gyrotron #nuclear #fusion #energy #science #science #technology #tech 🧪
Thales gyrotron sets fusion record
The TH1507U gyrotron achieved 1.3 MW of radiofrequency power for plasma heating in IPP's Wendelstein 7-X stellarator.
www.neimagazine.com
June 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM
800 MW nuclear fusion plant gets 1 MW gyrotron boost for superheating plasma www.yahoo.com/news/800-mw-...
800 MW nuclear fusion plant gets 1 MW gyrotron boost for superheating plasma
Tokamak Energy receives a new 1 MW gyrotron to superheat plasma in its ST40 fusion device, advancing the development of commercial fusion.
www.yahoo.com
January 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Of course technical and practical challenges remain. What happens when bedrock vaporizes? How to transmit the energy down the well? How to set up the rig and obtain the right gyrotron to run 24/7? In 2023, a team vaporized a 10m hole, far from 20km, but it shows progress.
November 22, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Tokamak Energy’s nuclear fusion plant gets 1 MW gyrotron boost for superheating plasma interestingengineering.com/energy/tokam...
Tokamak Energy’s 800 MW fusion plant gets powerful 1 MW gyrotron
Tokamak Energy receives a new 1 MW gyrotron to superheat plasma in its ST40 fusion device, advancing the development of commercial fusion.
interestingengineering.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Quaise is the main name here, using gyrotron millimeter-waves to vitrify rock walls as they go. Relevant to CDR if it cuts costs for deep geothermal powering DAC, or for sealed injection wells for CO2 storage. Still pre-commercial though.
April 29, 2026 at 9:49 PM
The viability of geothermal will change radically if the Quaise gyrotron works as hoped.
August 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
DIII-D conducts research across a wide range of plasma parameters, requiring different frequencies of wave injection to be effective. Future fusion reactors will be simpler in this regard; they will operate with a narrow parameter range and use a single frequency gyrotron. 2/2
April 1, 2026 at 3:43 PM