Scientists have long seen a puzzling pattern in tokamaks, the doughnut-shaped machines that could one day reliably generate electricity from fusing atoms. When plasma particles escape the core of the ...
At the same time, a current of cold electrons travels toward the heated plasma from the opposite direction. When the two meet, the plasma develops filament-shaped instabilities that SLAC’s facilities ...
Harnessing the power of the sun holds the promise of providing future societies with energy abundance. To make this a reality, fusion researchers need to address many technological challenges. For ...
At certain scales, introducing turbulent flows into fusion plasma can lower the ignition temperature and increase reaction ...
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US team unlocks nuclear fusion plasma control to prevent tokamak walls from melting
Researchers at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility have identified a new method to tame ...
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Record high fusion plasma temperature achieved in US to boost path to commercial fusion
A Washington-based company has achieved a new industry-first fusion energy milestone. Helion becomes the ...
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Microwaving grapes can unleash plasma in your kitchen
A grape, sliced nearly in half and placed in a household microwave, can produce a bright flash of plasma, the same high-energy state of matter found in lightning bolts and the surface of the sun. For ...
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US scientists hit record fusion plasma heat in wild leap toward commercial power
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory have set a new fusion record on the WEST tokamak, sustaining plasma at roughly 50 million degrees Celsius for six ...
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