Scientists at the Jet project, based at Culham, can now access its computer system from their home countries, thanks to an Abingdon company, writes Maggie Hartford.

The structure of the nuclear fusion project changed earlier this year as work starts on a new generation fusion generator.

Computer company Tessella has developed a Remote Data Access System to allow experimental results to be released over the Internet.

Tessella consultant Richard Layne said: "The fast response times mean that users are able to work with Jet data just as effectively as they would be able to if they were actually at the Jet site."

Tessella, which recently celebrated its 20th birthday, supplies software and support services to the scientific and engineering community.