The Joint European Torus (JET), one of the world’s largest and most powerful fusion machines,…
Browsing: Fusion Energy
Fusion energy is the process of generating power by fusing atomic nuclei together, which releases a significant amount of energy. This process, which powers stars including our Sun, involves combining light atomic nuclei, such as hydrogen isotopes, to form heavier nuclei, such as helium, while releasing energy in the form of heat and light. Fusion energy is highly appealing as a sustainable and clean energy source because it produces no greenhouse gases and minimal long-lived radioactive waste compared to traditional nuclear fission reactors. The main challenge in harnessing fusion energy is achieving the extremely high temperatures and pressures needed to sustain the reaction on Earth, which researchers are currently addressing through various experimental technologies like tokamaks and laser-based systems.
Fast ions and plasma waves in fusion reactors engage in a complex dance of energy…
Neural networks guided by physics are creating new ways to observe the complexities of plasmas.…
New observations at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility offer vital insights into energetic ions in…
Perturbing the edge magnetic field of a tokamak produces a counterintuitive response: particles entering the…
Fusion’s success as a renewable energy depends on the creation of an industry to support…
Federal funding brings together experts to chart a viable path to realizing fusion energy as…
EPFL started up a variable-configuration tokamak reactor in 1992. Today, EPFL is a leading research…
Researchers have utilized Alfvén waves to mitigate runaway electrons in tokamak fusion devices, offering significant…
MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center will receive DoE support to improve access to fusion…
An international team of researchers has discovered a method to predict and control the rotational…
Engineers could gain better control over the behavior of vortices in power generation and other…
A new paper lays out scientific methods for measuring and calculating Q in a sheared-flow-stabilized…
Plasma Physicists From Ukraine, Germany and Japan Collaborate to Spark Fusion Power Despite being forced…
MIT students are part of the large team that achieved fusion ignition for the first…
LLNL’s National Ignition Facility achieved a significant milestone in fusion research in August 2021, with…
Fusion nuclear science and technology specializes in investigating the extreme nuclear fusion environment. This environment has…
The old joke is that nuclear fusion is always 30 years away. However, the dream…