{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - David Pace","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/dcpace","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1975","username":"dcpace","bio":"Raising kids, playing with the dog, and advancing fusion energy.","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":70,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png"},"items":[{"id":"85724497","content_html":"<p>Major research effort at <a href=\"https://d3dfusion.org/\">DIII-D</a> quantifies 17-different materials for use in fusion reactors and shows viability of tungsten architectures, ultra-high temperature ceramics, and liquid lithium. Jonathan Coburn, et al., <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nme.2026.102064\">Nuclear Materials and Energy 46, 102064 (2026)</a></p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https://i0.wp.com/davidpace.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Coburn-Materials-1.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fdavidpace.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F03%2FCoburn-Materials-1.png%3Fresize%3D1000%252C668%26ssl%3D1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23093\" style=\"width:605px;height:auto\" loading=\"lazy\"></a>","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/23092-2/","date_published":"2026-03-07T19:09:15+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-07 19:09","date_timestamp":1772910555,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85433660","content_html":"<p>Completing a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering with an experimental fusion energy project is an incredible achievement. <a href=\"https://ne.utk.edu/tokamak-experience-gave-mateja-strong-start/\">UT Knoxville tells of Jeremy Mateja’s experiments</a> at <a href=\"https://d3dfusion.org\">d3dfusion.org</a> exploring how eroded wall materials can be removed from fusion reactors.</p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https://i0.wp.com/davidpace.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Mateja-Jeremy-at-DIII-D_saved-2025-225x300-1-1.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fdavidpace.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F03%2FMateja-Jeremy-at-DIII-D_saved-2025-225x300-1-1.jpeg%3Fresize%3D225%252C300%26ssl%3D1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23039\" loading=\"lazy\"></a>","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/23036-2/","date_published":"2026-03-03T18:52:08+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-03 18:52","date_timestamp":1772563928,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85294456","content_html":"<p>New fusion energy research from d3dfusion.org shows how integrated modeling accurately reproduces plasma behavior. This improves simpler methods that overestimate fusion power output. R.S. Wilcox, et al., Nucl. Fusion 66, 036005 (2026), https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ae3845 </p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https://i0.wp.com/davidpace.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Wilcox-DivSol.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fdavidpace.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F03%2FWilcox-DivSol.png%3Fresize%3D1000%252C668%26ssl%3D1\" alt=\"Schematic of research at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility in which integrated models reproduce plasma pedestal structure. Experiments utilized three different divertor geometries to build a comprehensive data set for comparing against different optimizations of integrated models. This work is published in R.S. Wilcox et al 2026 Nucl. Fusion 66 036005, DOI 10.1088/1741-4326/ae3845\" class=\"wp-image-23015\" style=\"width:567px;height:auto\" loading=\"lazy\"></a>","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/23014-2/","date_published":"2026-03-01T19:36:01+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-01 19:36","date_timestamp":1772393761,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"77122577","content_html":"<p>At <a href=\"http://d3dfusion.org\">DIII-D</a> we inject microwaves (&lt; 200 GHz) to heat and drive current in our fusion plasmas. We’ve 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.</p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https://i0.wp.com/davidpace.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/kf-gyro-01.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fdavidpace.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F11%2Fkf-gyro-01.jpeg%3Fresize%3D1024%252C768%26ssl%3D1\" alt=\"The RF team at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility stands next to a just opened crate featuring a MW-class gyrotron manufactured by Kyoto Fusioneering. This gyrotron will be used for heating and current drive in fusion energy experiments.\" class=\"wp-image-21827\" style=\"width:588px;height:auto\" loading=\"lazy\"></a>","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/21826-2/","date_published":"2025-11-02T18:49:37+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-02 18:49","date_timestamp":1762109377,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"77035242","content_html":"<p>Experiments at <a href=\"http://d3dfusion.org\">DIII-D</a> determine the <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0216865\">drivers for a plasma mode that regulates pressure in the far edge</a>. When far edge pressure gets too high, fusion plasmas tend to expel large bursts of hot particles that will definitely cause wall damage in a reactor.</p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https://i0.wp.com/davidpace.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Macwan-EDA.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fdavidpace.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F10%2FMacwan-EDA.png%3Fresize%3D1000%252C668%26ssl%3D1\" alt=\"Schematic of an experiment in the DIII-D National Fusion Facility. The experiment made simultaneous measurements of many plasma characteristics in order to determine the driver of an edge mode dominant in the enhanced D-alpha H-mode scenario.\" class=\"wp-image-21808\" style=\"width:549px;height:auto\" loading=\"lazy\"></a>","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/21807-2/","date_published":"2025-10-31T20:16:55+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-31 20:16","date_timestamp":1761941815,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"76892033","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://d3dfusion.org\">DIII-D</a> announces the <a href=\"http://d3dfusion.org/rof\">call for experimental proposals for the next Research Campaign</a>. Whether you work in plasma science, engineering, data science, or anything else in fusion energy, we are here to help you discover &amp; advance.</p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https://i0.wp.com/davidpace.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/rof-2026.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fdavidpace.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F10%2Frof-2026.png%3Fresize%3D1000%252C562%26ssl%3D1\" alt=\"banner graphic announcing the 2026 call for proposals to participate in the next Research Campaign at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility. Information available at d3dfusion.org/rof\" class=\"wp-image-21777\" style=\"width:620px;height:auto\" loading=\"lazy\"></a>","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/21776-2/","date_published":"2025-10-29T17:07:48+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-29 17:07","date_timestamp":1761757668,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"76853397","content_html":"<p>Very excited to see the digital twin of <a href=\"https://d3dfusion.org/\">d3dfusion.org</a> in the keynote at NVIDIA GTC today! The dream of running high-fidelity simulations of entire, hugely complex, experiments with fast turnaround is coming true.</p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxs0Z8hmMZU?feature=oembed\">youtube.com/...</a></p>\n</div>","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/21769-2/","date_published":"2025-10-29T03:13:21+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-29 03:13","date_timestamp":1761707601,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"76688232","content_html":"<p>Researchers from <a href=\"http://d3dfusion.org\">DIII-D</a> demonstrate a <a href=\"https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1741-4326/adf456\">new controller for the electron temperature profile</a>. This controller integrates many measurements and actuators to achieve the targeted values across the plasma. </p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https://i0.wp.com/davidpace.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Morosohk-TeControl.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fdavidpace.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F10%2FMorosohk-TeControl.png%3Fresize%3D1000%252C668%26ssl%3D1\" alt=\"Conceptual diagram of an experiment at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility. This experiment developed a linear quadratic integral controller to demonstrate feedback control on the electron temperature profile.\" class=\"wp-image-21744\" style=\"width:590px;height:auto\" loading=\"lazy\"></a>","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/21743-2/","date_published":"2025-10-26T18:24:41+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-26 18:24","date_timestamp":1761503081,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"75703290","content_html":"<p>The San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation has released a report, “Catalyzing California’s Fusion Advantage: Roadmap to Commercialization,” and it’s a must read for those seeking to build a fusion energy economy in California. See the full report at <a href=\"https://fusionca.org/\">fusionca.org</a></p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https://i0.wp.com/davidpace.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SDEDC-fusion.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"610\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fdavidpace.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F10%2FSDEDC-fusion.png%3Fresize%3D1000%252C610%26ssl%3D1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21623\" loading=\"lazy\"></a>","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/21622-2/","date_published":"2025-10-13T19:54:56+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-13 19:54","date_timestamp":1760385296,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"75561544","content_html":"<p>We need tremendous energy output without melting the walls of our fusion reactors. Experiments at <a href=\"http://d3dfusion.org\">d3dfusion.org</a> show promise for a negative triangularity scenario. Modeling identifies the adjustments that might make this a real solution. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6587/adf881\">https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6587/adf881</a></p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https://i0.wp.com/davidpace.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Scotti-NT.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fdavidpace.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F10%2FScotti-NT.png%3Fresize%3D1000%252C668%26ssl%3D1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21611\" loading=\"lazy\"></a>","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/21610-2/","date_published":"2025-10-11T19:30:21+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-11 19:30","date_timestamp":1760211021,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"59409918","content_html":"<p>Plasma science determines many characteristics of fusion energy reactors. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ad820d\">Instabilities in the plasma edge correlate to the power exhaust reaching the walls</a>. This exhaust can be expelled in highly concentrated regions, setting challenging requirements for materials.</p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https://i0.wp.com/davidpace.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Khabanov-turbulence.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fdavidpace.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F03%2FKhabanov-turbulence.png%3Fresize%3D1024%252C683%26ssl%3D1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18569\" style=\"width:545px;height:auto\" loading=\"lazy\"></a>","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/18568-2/","date_published":"2025-03-09T21:50:35+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-09 21:50","date_timestamp":1741557035,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"59162095","content_html":"<p>If you enjoy fusion energy discussions in short form, please consider joining <a href=\"https://bsky.app/\">Bluesky</a>. Right now, fusion energy topics are a small part of the <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/bossett.social/feed/for-science\">Science</a> and <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/afreeparticle.com/post/3lbat43kqr22d\">Physics</a> feeds, but we could change that! </p>\n\n\n\n<p>There seems to be an infinite number of dog related feeds on Bluesky. Relevant image below.</p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https://i0.wp.com/davidpace.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/georgie.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fdavidpace.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F03%2Fgeorgie.jpeg%3Fresize%3D1024%252C682%26ssl%3D1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18525\" style=\"width:523px;height:auto\" loading=\"lazy\"></a>","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/18524-2/","date_published":"2025-03-06T17:11:06+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-06 17:11","date_timestamp":1741281066,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"58833139","content_html":"<p>The negative triangularity plasma scenario is shaking up fusion energy research due to its high performance and ability to significantly reduce the engineering requirements for a reactor. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6587/ad6d89\">New research shows how to optimize this scenario</a>.</p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https://i0.wp.com/davidpace.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Chrystal-NT.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fdavidpace.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F03%2FChrystal-NT.png%3Fresize%3D1000%252C667%26ssl%3D1\" alt=\"Conceptual diagram of a negative triangularity energy confinement experiment performed in the DIII-D tokamak at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility.\" class=\"wp-image-18476\" style=\"width:574px;height:auto\" loading=\"lazy\"></a>","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/18475-2/","date_published":"2025-03-02T18:05:18+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-02 18:05","date_timestamp":1740938718,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"58776962","content_html":"<p>Gratitude to the <a href=\"https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/\">Fusion Industry Association (FIA)</a> for hosting a great Annual Policy Conference! I took pride introducing the <a href=\"https://d3dfusion.org/\">DIII-D National Fusion Facility</a> and announcing that eight FIA member organizations are DIII-D users conducting fundamental R&amp;D at the facility.</p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https://i0.wp.com/davidpace.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/FIA-2025.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"780\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fdavidpace.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F03%2FFIA-2025.jpeg%3Fresize%3D1000%252C780%26ssl%3D1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18462\" style=\"width:597px;height:auto\" loading=\"lazy\"></a>","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/18461-2/","date_published":"2025-03-01T21:22:33+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-03-01 21:22","date_timestamp":1740864153,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"58225095","content_html":"<p>To make fusion energy, negative triangularity directs power exhaust into a region with lower magnetic field, causing power to spread more broadly along the wall. This would reduce engineering requirements for the plasma facing wall material in a reactor. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ad69a4\">https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ad69a4</a></p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https://i0.wp.com/davidpace.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Paz-Soldan-NT.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fdavidpace.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F02%2FPaz-Soldan-NT.png%3Fresize%3D1024%252C683%26ssl%3D1\" alt=\"Conceptual diagram of a negative triangularity experiment performed at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility.\" class=\"wp-image-18355\" style=\"width:613px;height:auto\" loading=\"lazy\"></a>","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/18354-2/","date_published":"2025-02-22T23:09:02+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-22 23:09","date_timestamp":1740265742,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"58045823","content_html":"<p>Talks from the <a href=\"http://firefusionpower.org/fpa_annual_meet.html\">symposium of Fusion Power Associates are now available</a>. You might find it interesting to read some of these perspectives from different fusion energy research teams. Or skip straight to <a href=\"http://firefusionpower.org/FPA24_5-3_Pace_DIIID_GA.pdf\">the DIII-D talk</a>!</p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https://i0.wp.com/davidpace.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/d3d-fpa-2024.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"949\" height=\"540\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fdavidpace.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F02%2Fd3d-fpa-2024.jpg%3Fresize%3D949%252C540%26ssl%3D1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18315\" loading=\"lazy\"></a>Screenshot","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/18314-2/","date_published":"2025-02-20T16:59:46+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-20 16:59","date_timestamp":1740070786,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"57665615","content_html":"<p>Minimizing interactions between fusion plasmas and device walls in fusion energy reactors is essential. A single point of boron injection can be sufficient to cover the entire targeted surface, a huge simplification for using this technique in reactors. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nme.2024.101832\">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nme.2024.101832</a></p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https://i0.wp.com/davidpace.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Effenberg-boron.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fdavidpace.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F02%2FEffenberg-boron.png%3Fresize%3D1024%252C684%26ssl%3D1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18230\" style=\"width:637px;height:auto\" loading=\"lazy\"></a>","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/18229-2/","date_published":"2025-02-15T18:49:11+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-15 18:49","date_timestamp":1739645351,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"57415496","content_html":"<p>Last month I participated in the TechCon SoCal panel, “Powering the Future: The Strategic Importance of Energy Advancements.” Commercializing fusion energy requires the participation of clever startups and broad industry in order to get it done. </p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHMSPBxERrU?feature=oembed\">youtube.com/...</a></p>\n</div>","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/18171-2/","date_published":"2025-02-12T17:57:09+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-12 17:57","date_timestamp":1739383029,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"57109074","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://d3dfusion.org\">DIII-D</a>‘s first Fusion Materials Industry day brings together 3 companies that will cooperatively utilize a run day at DIII-D to advance their technologies. <br><a href=\"https://tokamakenergy.com/\">Tokamak Energy</a>: advanced tungsten materials <br><a href=\"https://avalanchefusion.com/\">Avalanche Energy</a>: MPEAs, ceramics <br><a href=\"https://thea.energy/\">Thea Energy</a>: pebble-rod tech</p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https://i0.wp.com/davidpace.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/d3d-vessel-2024-01.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"668\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fdavidpace.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F02%2Fd3d-vessel-2024-01.png%3Fresize%3D668%252C1000%26ssl%3D1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18109\" loading=\"lazy\"></a>","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/18108-2/","date_published":"2025-02-08T22:05:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-08 22:05","date_timestamp":1739052300,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"56529450","content_html":"<p>Great to see local interest in fusion as San Diego’s <a href=\"https://www.kpbs.org/\">KPBS</a> toured the <a href=\"https://d3dfusion.org/\">DIII-D National Fusion Facility</a>. The video segment below serves as an introduction to the concept of fusion energy. Now we need to bring them back to watch an experiment!</p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zDFrsO3wQM?feature=oembed\">youtube.com/...</a></p>\n</div>","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/17996-2/","date_published":"2025-02-01T20:22:37+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-02-01 20:22","date_timestamp":1738441357,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"40158050","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ad22f5\">Machine learning techniques were used to train a model that optimizes the safe rampdown of fusion energy reactors</a>. New research from the <a href=\"https://d3dfusion.org/\">DIII-D National Fusion Facility</a>.</p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https://i0.wp.com/davidpace.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Mehta-rampdowns.png?ssl=1\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"742\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fdavidpace.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F06%2FMehta-rampdowns.png%3Fresize%3D1024%252C742%26ssl%3D1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14625\" style=\"width:603px;height:auto\" loading=\"lazy\"></a>","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/14623-2/","date_published":"2024-06-23T23:10:42+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-06-23 23:10","date_timestamp":1719184242,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"39647407","content_html":"<p>Following experiments at the <a href=\"https://d3dfusion.org/\">DIII-D National Fusion Facility</a>, an <a href=\"https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1741-4326/ad38cc\">improved model achieves better accuracy in describing particle behaviors in fusion environment</a>.</p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https://i0.wp.com/davidpace.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/VanZeeland-fast-ions.png?ssl=1\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"743\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fdavidpace.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F06%2FVanZeeland-fast-ions.png%3Fresize%3D1024%252C743%26ssl%3D1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14529\" style=\"width:519px;height:auto\" loading=\"lazy\"></a>","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/14528-2/","date_published":"2024-06-15T19:35:59+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-06-15 19:35","date_timestamp":1718480159,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"39455026","content_html":"The US Department of Energy is taking community input on how the public research program can accelerate the arrival of commercial fusion energy. I was very happy to contribute to an input (PDF) about how the DIII-D National Fusion Facility has made it much easier for industry partners to conduct research a... <a href=\"https://davidpace.com/14487-2/\">davidpace.com</a>","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/14487-2/","date_published":"2024-06-12T21:27:36+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-06-12 21:27","date_timestamp":1718227656,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"38753107","content_html":"<p>New research shows how to <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6587/ad2b90\">improve predictive modelling of power exhaust in fusion reactors</a>. Experiments performed at the <a href=\"https://d3dfusion.org\">DIII-D National Fusion Facility</a> and led by the <a href=\"https://www.ornl.gov/division/fed\">Fusion team at ORNL</a>.</p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https://i0.wp.com/davidpace.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Nichols-divertor.png?ssl=1\"><img width=\"1000\" height=\"725\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fdavidpace.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F06%2FNichols-divertor.png%3Fresize%3D1000%252C725%26ssl%3D1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14383\" style=\"width:580px;height:auto\" loading=\"lazy\"></a>","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/14382-2/","date_published":"2024-06-02T20:23:18+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-06-02 20:23","date_timestamp":1717359798,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"38481256","content_html":"<p>A big project is coming to fruition! <a href=\"https://www.es.net/news-and-publications/esnet-news/2024/diii-d-nersc-and-esnet-collaboration/\">Combining our fusion energy experiment with a dedicated data network and supercomputing facilities is enabling new methods to solve research challenges faster than ever</a>.</p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https://i0.wp.com/davidpace.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DIII-D-NERSC_fullmap__ResizedImageWzYwMCwyNzFd.png?ssl=1\"><img width=\"600\" height=\"271\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fdavidpace.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F05%2FDIII-D-NERSC_fullmap__ResizedImageWzYwMCwyNzFd.png%3Fresize%3D600%252C271%26ssl%3D1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14349\" loading=\"lazy\"></a>","summary":"","url":"https://davidpace.com/14348-2/","date_published":"2024-05-29T17:36:50+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-29 17:36","date_timestamp":1717004210,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"27959077","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/odd\">@odd</a> totally, would love to see that! 🚀</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/27959077","date_published":"2023-12-17T16:23:41+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-12-17 16:23","date_timestamp":1702830221,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12231545","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/retrophisch\">@retrophisch</a> definitely cool. That’s a great visualization idea.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/12231545","date_published":"2021-12-04T21:09:01+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-12-04 21:09","date_timestamp":1638652141,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11597830","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/odd\">@odd</a> there is definitely some good stuff going on in fusion right now. In addition to the private research efforts, the ITER project construction is moving quickly. We’re going to have a full slate of amazing new devices pretty soon.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/11597830","date_published":"2021-06-19T18:47:58+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-06-19 18:47","date_timestamp":1624128478,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11112373","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/rom\">@rom</a> I believe it is not possible to self-host (we are not self-hosting). There are some alternative applications that do allow self-hosting, but I do not have experience with any of them. This does seem like a use case that would be feasible for an independent server.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/11112373","date_published":"2021-03-04T15:25:12+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-04 15:25","date_timestamp":1614871512,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11106565","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/alans\">@alans</a> Our setup team made a good decision by being liberal with the creation of rooms/lobbies. During the experiment, it’s easy to split off into a smaller room for a quickl discussion. Now the trick will be to keep using it, in some form, even post-pandemic.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/11106565","date_published":"2021-03-03T15:08:13+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-03 15:08","date_timestamp":1614784093,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10917035","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/robertbrook\">@robertbrook</a> Right on, thank you. I could take either one of those to heart.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/10917035","date_published":"2021-01-26T05:35:11+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-01-26 05:35","date_timestamp":1611639311,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10909261","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/robertbrook\">@robertbrook</a> While I like the sound of that, I’m not sure I entirely understand it. Is it a statement about how little we know and how much more there is to learn through science?</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/10909261","date_published":"2021-01-24T16:05:45+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-01-24 16:05","date_timestamp":1611504345,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10813074","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/csilverman\">@csilverman</a> thanks! Wish I saved the video itself; it was hilarious :)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/10813074","date_published":"2021-01-05T01:13:16+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-01-05 01:13","date_timestamp":1609809196,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"9798306","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/kitt\">@kitt</a> when life gives you bounce houses, you gotta bounce 🦘</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/9798306","date_published":"2020-06-13T22:31:27+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-06-13 22:31","date_timestamp":1592087487,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"9753553","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/tgray\">@tgray</a> Glad you've ended up well. I've moved to engineering R&amp;D and am able to stay in San Diego. I don't expect to be talking about tearing modes or MHD any time soon 😄</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/9753553","date_published":"2020-06-01T00:20:38+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-06-01 00:20","date_timestamp":1590970838,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"8257778","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jack\">@jack</a> Considering all the issues surrounding labor negotiations, it's pretty telling that Apple keyboards were the first thing to come to his mind. I've heard about those butterfly keyboards, but did not appreciate just how hated they are.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/8257778","date_published":"2020-02-10T14:39:59+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-02-10 14:39","date_timestamp":1581345599,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"2625137","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/tgray\">@tgray</a> and a pretty tense startup. This is the most involved engineering upgrade and refurbishment since the conversion from DIII to DIII-D. Even original underground cables from the high voltage systems were replaced.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/2625137","date_published":"2019-03-08T13:57:05+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-03-08 13:57","date_timestamp":1552053425,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"2439436","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/tgray\">@tgray</a> deer in the background, turbulence in the foreground</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/2439436","date_published":"2019-02-23T14:12:48+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-02-23 14:12","date_timestamp":1550931168,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"2383580","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jamesdasher\">@jamesdasher</a> thank you, I was very lucky that an engineer cleaning out his office decided not to toss it.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/2383580","date_published":"2019-02-20T00:29:13+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-02-20 00:29","date_timestamp":1550622553,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"1692481","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/tgray\">@tgray</a> Thanks, Tim. I went the inverse route of you; I started in basic plasma physics and found my way to fusion. Not for lack of trying, however, as my initial graduate work was on a tokamak that got shut down before I could make a thesis.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/1692481","date_published":"2019-01-03T20:15:08+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2019-01-03 20:15","date_timestamp":1546546508,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"1040081","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/EddieHinkle\">@EddieHinkle</a> thank you, 13 years and counting for our little guy</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/1040081","date_published":"2018-11-13T14:02:19+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-11-13 14:02","date_timestamp":1542117739,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"970482","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/christopherchelpka\">@christopherchelpka</a> absolutely! I think they enjoy tossing the waste more than eating the food.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/970482","date_published":"2018-10-17T05:11:11+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-10-17 05:11","date_timestamp":1539753071,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"961988","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/kitt\">@kitt</a> never should have chosen a lighter color for the new carpet 😅</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/961988","date_published":"2018-10-12T22:13:21+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-10-12 22:13","date_timestamp":1539382401,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"961976","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Burk\">@Burk</a> going through Wordpress I have never seen it take longer than 5 minutes. If, however, the cache plugin has just been updated, then it will not work at all until I remember to delete the cache (one time).</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/961976","date_published":"2018-10-12T22:07:11+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-10-12 22:07","date_timestamp":1539382031,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"866843","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Aleen\">@Aleen</a> and the gold leaf is expected to flake off over time, as noted <em>at the bottom</em> of <a href=\"https://www.dyson.com/hair-care/dyson-supersonic-blue-gold.html\">their website</a>.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/866843","date_published":"2018-09-07T19:29:21+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-09-07 19:29","date_timestamp":1536348561,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"857559","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/dancohen\">@dancohen</a> This is an interesting development. We presently avoid open access publishing simply because of the increased cost. When this first came up it was surprising to me that the Dept. of Energy doesn't support or require this from the outset. We are required to make our published data available publicly, and the pre-prints, so at least the information is still available (even if few people find these manuscripts).</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/857559","date_published":"2018-09-04T18:41:01+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-09-04 18:41","date_timestamp":1536086461,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"788535","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/dancohen\">@dancohen</a> thank you very much. I hope these updates share work that we would have previously not known how to communicate. </p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/788535","date_published":"2018-08-12T18:57:42+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-08-12 18:57","date_timestamp":1534100262,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"774132","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/amit\">@amit</a> The Android version of our physics app, Plasmatica, has a large installation base in India, but there are almost no users for the iOS version. It served to justify my claim that we needed both platforms to really reach a sizeable user base (\"sizeable\" for a physics app, which is still small).</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/774132","date_published":"2018-08-07T13:07:05+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-08-07 13:07","date_timestamp":1533647225,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"737178","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Burk\">@Burk</a> Gorgeous orange and blue, this could be a <a href=\"https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OrangeBlueContrast\">movie poster</a>!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/737178","date_published":"2018-07-23T14:34:07+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-07-23 14:34","date_timestamp":1532356447,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"727832","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/kitt\">@kitt</a> Thanks! Only 246 more days to go :)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dcpace/727832","date_published":"2018-07-19T13:31:05+00:00","author":{"name":"David Pace","url":"https://davidpace.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F0bc572e16cd48dadf547068fe2c2fa5e%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"dcpace"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2018-07-19 13:31","date_timestamp":1532007065,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}