Harnessing the Power of Stars: Warm Dense Matter in Fusion Research
A promising option for creating a productive and sustainable energy source on Earth is the fusion of hydrogen nuclei. The problem? Extremely high pressures and…
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Ancient Japanese Art Inspires Next-Gen Fusion Reactor Breakthrough
Scientists take advantage of imperfections in magnetic fields to enhance fusion plasma. In the Japanese art of Kintsugi, an artist takes the broken shards of…
MIT’s Fusion Breakthrough: Unlocking Star Power With Superconducting Magnets
Detailed study of high-temperature superconducting magnets built by MIT and Commonwealth Fusion Systems confirms they meet requirements for an economic, compact fusion power plant. In…
Scientists Demonstrate Effective Fusion “Spark Plug” in Groundbreaking Experiments
Methods pioneered using the Laboratory for Laser Energetics’ OMEGA laser system show potential for sparking fusion on a larger scale. Researchers at the University of…
Unlocking Fusion Energy’s Future With Artificial Intelligence
A Princeton-led team has developed an AI model to predict and avert plasma instabilities in fusion reactors, showcasing real-time control improvements and setting the stage…
69 Megajoules: JET Sets Fusion Energy World Record
The Joint European Torus (JET), one of the world’s largest and most powerful fusion machines, has proven its capability to consistently produce fusion energy and…
Plasma’s Hidden Rhythms: The Ballet of Ions and Waves in Fusion Reactors
Fast ions and plasma waves in fusion reactors engage in a complex dance of energy transfer, with resonance and collision impacts playing significant roles. This…
The Future of Fusion: Unlocking Complex Physics With AI’s Precision
Neural networks guided by physics are creating new ways to observe the complexities of plasmas. Fusion experiments take place under extreme conditions, with extremely high-temperature…
Fusion Research Advances: New Views on Energetic Ion Flow
New observations at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility offer vital insights into energetic ions in fusion plasmas, key for fusion power development and space plasma…
Fusion’s New Magnetic Era: Unveiling the Secrets of Tokamak Efficiency
Perturbing the edge magnetic field of a tokamak produces a counterintuitive response: particles entering the confined region rather than escaping it. A tokamak uses magnetic…
Fusing Academia and Industry: The Key to Unlocking Fusion Energy’s Potential
Fusion’s success as a renewable energy depends on the creation of an industry to support it, and academia is vital to that industry’s development. A…
Laboratory for Laser Energetics to Lead New Inertial Fusion Energy Research Hub
Federal funding brings together experts to chart a viable path to realizing fusion energy as a clean power source. The University of Rochester’s Laboratory for…
Harnessing the Power of Stars: EPFL’s 30-Year Odyssey in Fusion Energy Research
EPFL started up a variable-configuration tokamak reactor in 1992. Today, EPFL is a leading research institute in nuclear fusion, with the goal of replicating on…
Pivotal Discovery Signals a Huge Leap Forward in Fusion Energy Reactor Progress
Researchers have utilized Alfvén waves to mitigate runaway electrons in tokamak fusion devices, offering significant implications for future fusion energy projects, including the ITER in…
Unleashing Fusion Energy With the Help of AI
MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center will receive DoE support to improve access to fusion data and increase workforce diversity. As the impacts of climate…
Taming the Sun’s Inferno: Controlling Fusion Plasma Heat at 100 Million Degrees
An international team of researchers has discovered a method to predict and control the rotational temperatures of hydrogen molecules in fusion reactors. Humans may never…
Unlocking the Secrets of Vortex Rings: Paving the Way to Efficient Nuclear Fusion
Engineers could gain better control over the behavior of vortices in power generation and other applications with a mathematical model linking these vortices with more…
Zap Energy Unveils Innovative Method to Quantify Fusion Energy Gain
A new paper lays out scientific methods for measuring and calculating Q in a sheared-flow-stabilized Z pinch. Zap Energy has outlined its unique approach to…