Researchers find new ways to steer fusion with lasers and magnetic fields
Imagine trying to summon the sun to your research laboratory.
Plasma Physics
Aug 11, 2022
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News tagged with fusion power
Scientists propose solution to long-puzzling fusion problem
The paradox startled scientists at the U.S Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) more than a dozen years ago. The more heat they beamed into a spherical tokamak, a magnetic facility designed ...
Plasma Physics
Jul 13, 2022
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Unprecedented level of insight into plasma edge phenomena
Producing energy and heat using plasma fusion is one of the promising technologies for the transition to sustainable energy sources. One of the challenges is managing the temperatures in the plasma edge. Ph.D. researcher ...
Plasma Physics
Jun 1, 2022
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Machine learning, harnessed to extreme computing, aids fusion energy development
MIT research scientists Pablo Rodriguez-Fernandez and Nathan Howard have just completed one of the most demanding calculations in fusion science—predicting the temperature and density profiles of a magnetically confined ...
Plasma Physics
Apr 27, 2022
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Solar beats nuclear at many potential settlement sites on Mars
The high efficiency, light weight and flexibility of the latest solar cell technology means photovoltaics could provide all the power needed for an extended mission to Mars, or even a permanent settlement there, according ...
Space Exploration
Apr 27, 2022
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Sapphire fiber could enable cleaner energy and air-travel
Oxford University researchers have developed a sensor made of sapphire fiber that can tolerate extreme temperatures, with the potential to enable significant improvements in efficiency and emission reduction in aerospace ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 21, 2022
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Validating models for next-generation fusion facilities
The flagship fusion facility of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) could serve as the model for an economically attractive next-generation fusion pilot plant, according to recent ...
Plasma Physics
Apr 13, 2022
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Better nuclear fusion reactor walls represent a major engineering advance for the technology
Scientists at a laboratory in England have shattered the record for the amount of energy produced during a controlled, sustained fusion reaction. The production of 59 megajoules of energy over five seconds at the Joint European ...
Plasma Physics
Apr 5, 2022
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Innovative new magnet could facilitate development of fusion and medical devices
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have designed a new type of magnet that could aid devices ranging from doughnut-shaped fusion facilities known as tokamaks to ...
Superconductivity
Mar 4, 2022
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Researchers examine the performance of a fusion pilot plant to generate electricity
The U.S. fusion community has actively called for an immediate design effort for a cost-effective pilot plant to generate electricity in the 2040s. This effort and related community recommendations are documented in the 2020 ...
Plasma Physics
Feb 28, 2022
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