Alpha–E
The world’s first and only AI-powered desktop fusion education device
Enabling world-leading fusion education, research and innovation
A Mission for Education
The Challenge
Fusion energy has seen incredible growth in recent years and holds the potential to revolutionize our world by providing clean, limitless energy. Yet today, most universities teach fusion in theory only. This leaves many graduates with little or no hands-on experience – especially at undergraduate level. At the same time, while AI has the power to transform fusion technology, its potential is largely untapped in education and research.
The solution
Alpha Ring has developed Alpha-E, the world’s first affordable, compact, and safe tabletop device that integrates AI and machine learning with fusion research. This breakthrough makes fusion more accessible than ever, empowering the next generation of fusion talent and driving fusion innovation.
Alpha-E is a complete turnkey system; it can be fully operational within hours of delivery and easily integrates with both standard and custom laboratory equipment for a wide range of applications.
Advanced Technology
Check under the hood for what makes Alpha-E run.
Fusion Model Training
Alpha-E runs on a fusion training model, constantly improving upon itself, maximizing data collection and accuracy.
Hardware Detectors
Specialized devices designed to detect alpha particles were developed to perform a variety of measurements with accuracy and precision.
Educational Suite
We offer a catalog of modules and resources designed to help instructors build a curriculum that incorporates Alpha-E, for teaching fusion and related topics.
Applications
While Alpha-E is designed with universities and R&D laboratories in mind, its potential extends far beyond education. It also serves as a platform for leveraging AI, solving scientific and industrial challenges, and enabling advanced medical research.
Find out more about the Alpha-E’s applications in the E-Booklet.
Endorsements
“Alpha-E puts fusion into the hands of students and researchers at universities around the world. By providing the next generation of fusion experts with the ability to study reactions in real time, we can empower them to develop the skills and experience they will need to push the field forward.”
Dr. Roger Falcone,
Former President of the American Physical Society, Professor of Physics, UC Berkeley and CSO of Alpha Ring International
“Given the remarkable advances in fusion in the last 5 years, the compact Alpha-E accelerator is an important and novel tool. It adds to an exciting and rapidly advancing environment, by allowing students and new researchers, in a safe setting, the chance to obtain invaluable hands-on experience with basic fusion reactions and hardware, and with the advanced detector technology needed for detecting these fusion reactions. “
Dr. Richard Petrasso
Senior Scientist at MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center and Head of High-Energy-Density Physics Division
“Alpha-E gives academic institutions cost-effective access to a low-energy research accelerator that can be used to investigate material properties as well as low-energy nuclear reactions. This can become an invaluable tool for studies that otherwise would be very difficult to secure at much larger national and international facilities.”
Dr. Gianluca Gregori
Professor of Physics, University of Oxford