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The world's largest Erector Set
Compared to the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ Tokamak, a space shuttle, an aircraft carrier and a nuclear submarine are all relatively simple objects: their technologies are well tested and their fabrication is practically industrialized. However °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ is completely unique, and a large number of its const...
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T-time for JET
In operational tokamaks around the world, plasmas are heated every day to temperatures that reach tens of thousands, or even millions, of degrees Celsius. Run with hydrogen, deuterium or helium these experiments may not generate fusion energy, but they allow scientists to better ...
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A concrete for every purpose
Gravel, sand, cement, water and sometimes an additive ... at first glance, concrete seems like a simple material. But not at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ, where construction follows strict norms and regulations, and every step is verified not once ... but many times. Two 1.5-metre-thick concrete basema...
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Europe's Barroso: 'Proud to have believed in °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ'
In the official photo of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ Agreement—signed at the Elysée Palace in Paris on 21 November 2006—he occupies the place of honour at French President Jacques Chirac's right. José Manuel Barroso, whose second term as European Commission president ends in October, recollected th...
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A jewel in its concrete box
Deep into the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ servers lays the huge data bank, constantly updated, that forms the 3D blueprint of the whole installation. Digging into this "detailed model", one can create ultra-precise renditions of any part of the machine, systems or buildings — down to the smal...
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