Old Assumption Invalidated: Controlling Fusion Plasma and Plasma Turbulence
After his PhD thesis invalidates an old assumption, Norman Cao wonders what’s next. “What are some challenges in controlling plasma and what are your solutions?…
After his PhD thesis invalidates an old assumption, Norman Cao wonders what’s next. “What are some challenges in controlling plasma and what are your solutions?…
ITER, the world’s largest international scientific collaboration, is beginning assembly of the fusion reactor tokamak that will include 12 different essential hardware systems provided by…
Creating and controlling on Earth the fusion energy that powers the sun and stars is a key goal of scientists around the world. Production of…
Harnessing nuclear fusion, which powers the sun and stars, to help meet earth’s energy needs, is a step closer after researchers showed that using two…
MIT’s Alcator C-Mod tokamak nuclear fusion reactor set a new world record, achieving over 2 atmospheres of pressure for the first time. On Friday, September…
New research from MIT shows two types of turbulence within plasma that cause significant heat loss. Solving this problem could take the world a step…
Advances in magnet technology have enabled MIT scientists to propose a new design for a practical compact tokamak fusion reactor. It’s an old joke that…
Researchers at the University of Twente have developed a new superconducting cable system that is crucial to the success of nuclear fusion reactors. The superconductivity…
The failure of the US National Ignition Facility’s six-year campaign to demonstrate fusion in the lab has the government deciding on a more methodical path…
The world’s most powerful laser ignition facility is set to emphasize its nuclear weapons research after unsuccessfully campaigning to demonstrate the principles of a fusion…
ITER researchers working to help bring fusion power to the commercial market completed a critical step this week, successfully testing their technology that serves to…