NASA Uncovers the Hidden Forces Behind the Sun’s Mysterious Moss
NASA research has uncovered how electrical currents and tangled magnetic fields heat the Sun’s mossy regions from 10,000 to 1 million degrees Fahrenheit, aiding in…
Plasma Physics News
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…
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…
E=mc² Comes Alive: Simulating Matter Creation From Laser Light
A team led by researchers at Osaka University and UC, San Diego has used simulations to demonstrate how one can experimentally produce matter solely from…
Redefining Physics: Plasma Jets With Unexpected X-Ray Emissions
Caltech’s plasma jet experiments led by Paul Bellan reveal novel electron behaviors, contributing to understanding solar flares and fusion energy. For around 20 years, Caltech…
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…
Vlasiator Unveils: Solutions to a Central Mystery in Space Physics
Vlasiator, a supercomputer model for simulating near-Earth space, has revealed that plasma eruptions in near-Earth space are influenced by both magnetic reconnection and kinetic instabilities….
Discovering the Low-Energy “Break Point” for Exotic Quark-Gluon Plasma Creation
Through gold nuclei collisions at varying energies, physicists have found that the creation of quark-gluon plasma—an exotic state of matter—halts at the lowest collision energy…
Critical Point in Matter Transformation: When the Universe Changes Its Mind
Analysis of lightweight nuclei emerging from gold ion collisions offers insight into primordial matter phase changes. Physicists analyzing data from gold ion smashups at the…
5.8 Trillion Degrees: Getting to the Bottom of When the Smallest Meson Melts
Scientists’ calculations indicate that bottomonium mesons, formed by a bottom quark and its antimatter counterpart, require temperatures above 5.8 trillion degrees Celsius to melt. This…
Piercing Solar Physics Mysteries: Supercomputer Simulations Illuminate the Sun’s Magnetic Dynamo
Scientists have used advanced supercomputer simulations to demonstrate the existence and significance of a small-scale dynamo in the Sun’s magnetic field. This discovery refutes previous…
From Warzone to Fusion Power: Breakthrough in Cooking Up Plasmas With Microwaves
Plasma physicists from Ukraine, Germany and Japan collaborate to spark fusion power. Despite being forced to evacuate the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology due…
Physics Breakthrough: Researchers Overcome Long-Standing Limitation of First Law of Thermodynamics
Physicists at West Virginia University have overcome a long-standing limitation of the first law of thermodynamics. Paul Cassak, a professor and associate director of the…