News of MRS Members/Materials Researchers
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other schemes that are being investigated for similar processes. In combination with the substantial decrease in the need for geological storage, the CFNS-enabled waste-destruction system would be much cheaper and faster than other routes, the researchers said. “It’s always been known that fusion is good at producing neutrons and fission is good at making energy,” Valanju said. “Now, we have shown that we can get
fusion to produce a lot of neutrons in a small space.” Producing an abundant and clean source of “pure fusion energy” continues to be a goal for fusion researchers. But the researchers said that harnessing the other product of fusion—neutrons—can be achieved in the near term. “The hybrid we designed should be viewed as a bridge technology,” said Mahajan. “Through the hybrid, we can
bring fusion via neutrons to the service of the energy sector today. We can hopefully make a major contribution to the carbonfree mix dictated by the 2050 time scale” set by scientists of global warming. Next steps will include performing extended simulations, transforming the concept into an engineering project, and seeking funding for building a prototype.
News of MRS Members/Materials Researchers Alexander E. Farrell, associate professor at the University of California, Berkeley, died in April 2008. Alex came to the Energy and Resources Group at UC– Berkeley after managing the Elec tricityAlexander E. Farrell Industry Center at Carnegie Mellon University—a research and outreach center focused both on innovation and genuine academia–industry partnership in the energy field. Prior to that, Alex had been a postdoctoral fellow in the Science and Technology Policy program at the J.F. Kennedy School at Harvard University, and did his doctoral work on energy at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to that, Alex served in the nuclear submarine fleet in the U.S. Navy, after receiving his undergraduate education at the U.S. Naval Academy. All of these periods of time, and experiences, were very much apparent in, and part of, who Alex was as a person. Alex continued to collaborate with— and remained close friends and business partners with—several of the postdoctoral fellows from his time at Harvard. Similarly, the collaborations and friendships from Alex’s time at Carnegie Mellon were some of the closest bonds I have ever seen between professional colleagues. Alex lived and breathed the science and
Correction In the March 2009 issue of MRS Bulletin 34 (3) (2009) p. 182, reference 90 was omitted: “ The MD simulations further found that these wires exhibit both novel shape memory and pseudoelastic behavior under tensile loading78–82, 90 that is not seen in the corresponding bulk material.” Reference 90: H.S. Park, K. Gall, J.A. Zimmerman, Phys. Rev. Lett. 95 255504 (2005).
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technology policy methods, approaches, and, in fact, the overall ethos of the CMU community. From day one of his time at Berkeley, Alex focused on transportation issues, and very rapidly became a key player in the state, regional, and international discussio
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