Lehigh University shares in $47 million DOE push to accelerate fusion energy research
The world’s largest nuclear fusion reactor is currently being built in the south of France. Called ITER— Latin for “the ...
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MSU launches $15M DOE center to support fusion energy research
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University’s Andrew Christlieb is leading a massive U.S. Department of Energy project to help deliver on the ...
PPPL awarded more than $12 million to speed development of a fusion pilot plant
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) funding of more than $12 million ...
Observation of a self-generated current to self-confine fusion plasmas
Nuclear fusion has drawn more attention in the era of carbon neutrality because of no carbon dioxide production during power ...
Machine learning facilitates “turbulence tracking” in fusion reactors
Fusion, which promises practically unlimited, carbon-free energy using the same processes that power the sun, is at the heart of ...
Synergetic optimization for reducing residual warpage in laser powder bed fusion
In additive manufacturing (AM), metal parts are commonly 3D-printed using a fabrication technique called “laser powder bed fusion” (LPBF). LPBF ...
PPPL physicist wins awards for two fusion projects
Physicist Stefano Munaretto of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has received leadership roles in ...
Croatia is a reliable partner in fusion research
The Croatian city of Dubrovnik provided a magnificent setting for the 32nd Symposium on Fusion Technology (SOFT 2022), the most ...
Formation, evaluation, and influence of porosity in metals additively manufactured by laser powder bed fusion
A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances; DOI 10.29026/oea.2022.210058 discusses formation, evaluation, and influence of porosity in metals additively manufactured by laser ...
Elemental research: Scientists apply boron to tungsten components in fusion facilities
What is the connection between boron, an element in a common household cleaner, and tokamaks, ring-shaped fusion facilities that heat ...
IOP Publishing announce Nuclear Fusion will become fully Open Access
IOP Publishing (IOPP) has announced that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) journal Nuclear Fusion (NF) will become fully open access to ...
PPPL in the spotlight: National CBS news program focuses on fusion energy
Credit: Screenshots and collage by Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications The U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton ...
Smaller, stronger magnets could improve devices that harness the fusion power of the sun and stars
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have found a way to build powerful ...
Go with the flow: New findings about moving electricity could improve fusion devices
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have found that updating a mathematical model ...
Devil in the coronavirus fusion details
The mystery of exactly how the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects human lung cells remains largely hidden to experimental scientists. Now, however, ...
Gene editing DNA deletion sizes reduced with new fusion method developed at WFIRM
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – May 2, 2022 -- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientists working on CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing ...
Researchers design simpler magnets for twisty facilities that could lead to steady-state fusion operation
Harnessing the power that makes the sun and stars shine could be made easier by powerful magnets with straighter shapes ...
Validating models for next-generation fusion facilities with the PPPL flagship
The flagship fusion facility of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) could serve as the ...
Plasma turbulence spreading by magnetic fluctuation reduces heat load on a fusion device wall
A research group led by Associate Professor Masahiro Kobayashi of the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) has discovered that ...
Cell fusion ‘awakens’ regenerative potential of human retina
Fusing human retinal cells with adult stem cells could be a potential therapeutic strategy to treat retinal damage and visual ...