Measuring conditions in volatile clouds of superheated gases known as plasmas is central to pursuing greater scientific ...

In a spacious room with towering ceilings, a gleaming device resembling a metal barrel the size of an SUV lies on its side, ready to perform some science. Known as the Facility for Laboratory ...

Zap Energy’s three-meter reactor uses a lead-lithium liquid wall, cutting hardware needs and bringing cleaner, modular power ...

In inertial confinement fusion, a capsule of fuel begins at temperatures near zero and pressures close to vacuum. When lasers compress that fuel to trigger fusion, the material heats up to millions of ...

To help make commercial fusion energy a reality, PPPL leads the StellFoundry project, which uses AI to sift through enormous amounts of data to determine which fusion system configurations are best.

In the quest for sustainable and limitless energy, fusion research has made significant strides, with the recent formation of stable plasma rings in laboratory settings marking a pivotal breakthrough.

The Large Helical Device (LHD) and the heavy ion beam probe (HIBP) system. The inset on the left shows an enlarged view of the section from the negative ion source to the injection side of the tandem ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The plasma density barrier is a mathematical limit to the density of plasma that can exist in a tokamak before destabilizing. A new study led by a ...

Expanding the nation's energy portfolio by making fusion a viable source of electricity is challenging and involves designing ...

The IAEA’s new https://www.iaea.org/services/coordinated-research-activities CRP will create an international network of researchers, laboratories and industry partners.  It will strengthen ...