INL has created something I used to ponder as a kid.  Star Trek was one of my favorite shows growing up, but I always wondered how some of that high-tech gear could work if it was real.  I used to imagine some type of layer that would collect the heat generated within a fusion reactor and convert it directly into electrical power.  This, I thought is how it would be done in the future rather than some clunky mechanical solution like a turbine. (of course we’re still trying to make fusion self-sustaining, but that’s beside the point…)  It may not be designed for use in a fusion reactor, but INL’s device does exactly what I envisioned.  There are some technical hurdles for the new device, (namely converting the high-frequency AC it produces into DC) but once those are solved, there are all sorts of applications for this technology.