Zero-Emissions Energy: Comprehensive Physics Basis for a New Fusion Reactor Design
As part of the Journal of Plasma Physics’ continuing focus on the scientific progress in fusion physics, the journal editors and Cambridge University Press are…
Fusion Reactor
Unexpected Electrical Current Discovered That Could Stabilize Fusion Reactions – Bringing the Fusion Energy That Drives the Sun to Earth
Electric current is everywhere, from powering homes to controlling the plasma that fuels fusion reactions to possibly giving rise to vast cosmic magnetic fields. Now,…
Physicists New Pulsed RF Control Method for Improving the Performance of Fusion Reactions
Scientists have found a novel way to prevent pesky magnetic bubbles in plasma from interfering with fusion reactions – delivering a potential way to improve…
Cutting-Edge W7-X Nuclear Fusion Device Overcomes Obstacles
A key hurdle facing fusion devices called stellarators — twisty facilities that seek to harness on Earth the fusion reactions that power the sun and…
Shattered Argon Pellet Injection Technology for Fusion Reactors
As scientists study approaches to best sustain a fusion reactor, a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory investigated injecting shattered argon pellets into a…
New Design Could Finally Help Bring Fusion Power Closer to Reality
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…
New Superconducting Cable System Brings Nuclear Fusion Power Station Closer to Reality
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…
A Big Step Forward for Nuclear Fusion Power
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…