How do we make ITER work? ⚡

Fusion energy could reshape the global energy system — but delivering it requires extraordinary physics, engineering, and international collaboration. ITER sits at that intersection of ambition and precision.

The scale of the challenge is matched by the opportunity. 🌍

https://www.iter.org/fusion-energy/making-it-work

#FusionEnergy #ITER #EnergyTransition #BigScience

Making it work

Plasma physics is at the core of fusion science. Plasma is an ionized state of matter similar to a gas--Why is it important at ITER?

ITER - the way to new energy
Totalement vertigineux 😱: "La somme des données accumulées sera telle que le Vera-Rubin aura produit, au bout d’une seule année de fonctionnement, plus de données astronomiques que… l’ensemble des observatoires qui l’ont précédé."
Des images de 3,2Gpixel. 1000 images par nuit.
5 Po par an de données brutes. 11 fois plus une fois traitées.
10 millions d'alertes par nuit.
Sur 10 ans.
https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2026/02/23/vera-c-rubin-l-observatoire-qui-va-sonder-les-profondeurs-de-l-univers_6667963_1650684.html
#astronomy #researchdata #bigscience #data
Vera-C.-Rubin, l’observatoire qui va sonder les profondeurs de l’Univers

Imaginé il y a trente ans par un astronome américain, ce télescope d’un genre nouveau, installé au Chili, est prêt à entamer dix ans d’observation détaillée du ciel austral qui devraient bouleverser l’astronomie.

Le Monde

Although George Orwell was in favor of more skeptical/scientific ways of thinking, he was wary of Big Science because it could be exploited by an authoritarian state.

https://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2026/02/06/george_orwell_called_for_a_new_way_of_thinking_about_science_1163315.html

It's too bad we don't have Orwell around today to comment on Big Tech (though luckily we have @pluralistic ).

#Science #Skepticism #BigScience #BigTech #GeorgeOrwell

ITER didn’t appear overnight 🌍⚡
Its origins lie in decades of research and rare international cooperation.

I’ve been exploring how the project began and why it still matters today.
https://www.iter.org/about/history

#ITER #FusionEnergy #BigScience

For those in the know, it comes as no surprise that #bigscience is out to get us all. They lied about the #moonlanding, & today I watched a video by the amazing & courageous #whistleblower @acollierastro. She exposes how they lie w/ pictures & stories. How #bigscientists mislead the public using #cats. Insidiously, they hide their real #agenda using a #satanic #mystical #language called #mathematics. These #racists are saying, "if you don't speak our language, get out!" Stay awake! /j
Happy anniversary to Laurie Anderson’s groundbreaking single, “O Superman”. Released on this day in 1981. #laurieanderson #osuperman #bigscience
Happy anniversary to Laurie Anderson’s debut album, ‘Big Science’. Released this week in 1982. #laurieanderson #bigscience #osuperman
FAIR/GSI welcomed the #BigScience #Sweden Steering Board for its General Board Meeting, marking an important milestone in Sweden’s ongoing contributions to the FAIR project. The aim of “Big Science Sweden” is to connect Swedish industry, universities, and research instituts with Big Science research organisations.
https://www.gsi.de/en/start/news/details/2025/03/31/lenkungsausschuss-von-big-science-sweden-bei-fair-gsi
Big Science Sweden steering board meets at GSI/FAIR

A delegation of Big Science Sweden visited FAIR and GSI recently. The delegation included team members, the Steering Committee, and representatives from the Swedish division of the international corporation GE Healthcare. The aim of “Big Science Sweden” is to connect Swedish industry, universities, and research institutes with Big Science research organizations.

GSI
FAIR/GSI begrüßte den Lenkungsausschuss von #BigScience #Sweden zu seiner Generalversammlung, die eine wesentliche Etappe für Schwedens laufende Beiträge zum FAIR-Projekt darstellt. Ziel von „Big Science Sweden“ ist es, schwedische Industrie, Universitäten und Forschungsinstitute mit Großforschungseinrichtungen in Verbindung zu bringen.
https://www.gsi.de/start/aktuelles/detailseite/2025/03/31/lenkungsausschuss-von-big-science-sweden-bei-fair-gsi
Lenkungsausschuss von „Big Science Sweden“ trifft sich bei GSI/FAIR

Eine Delegation von „Big Science Sweden“ besuchte vor Kurzem FAIR und GSI. Zu der Delegation gehörten Teammitglieder, der Lenkungsausschuss, und Vertreter der schwedischen Abteilung des internationalen Konzerns GE Healthcare. Ziel von „Big Science Sweden“ ist es, schwedische Industrie, Universitäten und Forschungsinstitute mit Großforschungseinrichtungen in Verbindung zu bringen.

GSI