Our latest case studies
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World-first carbon-14 diamond battery created
How scientists and engineers from the UKAEA and the University of Bristol developed the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery.
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Fusion ready steel for a sustainable future
UKAEA and partners are developing fusion-ready steels that are stronger, safer and scalable, helping build the foundations for future fusion power plants.
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Advancing High Temperature Superconducting integration via Ultrasonic Additive Manufacture
UKAEA and Fabrisonic advanced ultrasonic additive manufacturing to join superconducting tapes, paving the way for compact, high-field fusion magnets.
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Advancing fusion technology with SmalLab at UKAEA
SmallLab uses safe liquid-metal testing with Galinstan and electromagnets to model MHD and advance fusion energy cooling solutions.
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Advancing global Tritium expertise through UKAEA’s Tritium Training Course
UKAEA’s collaboration with Helion Energy highlights the importance of strategic partnerships in advancing fusion energy.
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Advancing High Temperature Superconducting integration via Ultrasonic Additive Manufacture
UKAEA and Fabrisonic advanced ultrasonic additive manufacturing to join superconducting tapes, paving the way for compact, high-field fusion magnets.
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Collaboration across borders: fabrication of testing capsules for NIFT‑E
UKAEA fabricated and assembled 8 NIFT-E test capsules—636 material specimens across 18 types—for INL irradiation testing.
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First Light Fusion appoint UKAEA to validate fusion experiments
UKAEA’s expertise and advanced modelling capabilities were instrumental in confirming First Light’s fusion results, supporting their journey towards commercialisation.
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Fusion Computing Lab: engaging supercomputers to test the ‘untestable’
UKAEA’s Fusion Computing Lab uses supercomputing, AI and digital twins to accelerate safe, scalable design of future fusion energy power plants
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Fusion ready steel for a sustainable future
UKAEA and partners are developing fusion-ready steels that are stronger, safer and scalable, helping build the foundations for future fusion power plants.
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Pioneering optical viewports for next-generation quantum systems
UKAEA’s precision optical viewport boosts quantum research with ultra-high performance, vacuum-ready design and cross-industry applications.
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Pioneering smart engineering: UKAEA’s Virtual Qualification Framework
UKAEA’s Virtual Qualification Framework uses simulation, AI and smart experiments to cut costs and improve reliability in advanced engineering.
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Simvue enhances IFC’s Fire Safety Simulations with Real-Time Tracking
UKAEA’s Simvue helped International Fire Consultancy cut fire simulation costs, time and carbon footprint by 50%, boosting efficiency, sustainability and data insight.
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UKAEA viewports support quantum computing at the Technical University of Vienna
UKAEA’s optical viewports supported TU Vienna’s quantum research, enabling single-atom manipulation with clarity, vacuum integrity and reliability.
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World-first carbon-14 diamond battery created
How scientists and engineers from the UKAEA and the University of Bristol developed the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery.