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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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NECX 2026 kicks off with a look to the future
The second annual Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX 2026), hosted in Dallas, Texas, kicked off this morning with an exciting opening plenary that saw leaders from government, regulation, and industry discussing the unprecedented opportunities now open to the nuclear sector.
NECX, the premier nuclear industry conference cohosted by the American Nuclear Society and the Nuclear Energy Institute, is all about leveraging those opportunities.
Ming Wang, David R. Harding
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 82 | Number 5 | July 2026 | Pages 1051-1061
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2025.2562777
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Two-photon polymerization is a recently developed technique that is used to print millimeter-size cellular structures with micrometer resolution. The two-photon polymerization process discussed in this paper is used to build structures to stabilize direct-drive targets that are imploded at cryogenic temperatures. These targets are supported by a very thin stalk (10 to 18 µm diameter) that can be broken (or dislodged) by vibrations that occur when the target is transported or when the cryogenic shroud is removed. And any vibration at the moment of implosion affects how precisely the target is aligned to the focus of the laser beams. This study investigates the mechanical properties of different millimeter-sized cellular auxetic structures (~0.2 g/cm3) at room and cryogenic temperatures (20°C and −140°C) and how well the most promising structure dampens vibrations at room temperature.