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

Plasma mirrors capable of withstanding the intensity of powerful lasers are being designed through an emerging machine ...

Combining ECCD and RMP provides greater flexibility and control over fusion plasma. The technique allows for precise adjustment of magnetic islands in the plasma, optimizing edge stability. This ...

Avalanche Energy lands $29M in funding as plasma physics breakthroughs push compact fusion tech forward and spark momentum in clean energy.

Researchers from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), have designed innovative technology that can generate both ...

To create reliable, commercial nuclear fusion on Earth, scientists need to heat up plasma inside tokamak reactors to 150 million degrees Celsius—a temperature roughly 10 times that of the Sun’s core.

China's EAST reactor achieved plasma densities 1.65x beyond theoretical limits, solving fusion's 70-year puzzle and bringing ...

"Mass-manufacturable, cost-competitive systems." Scientists unveil designs for new facility that could provide limitless ...

CRANBURY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BlackLight Power, Inc. today announces that it achieved sustained electricity production from a primary new energy source by using photovoltaic technology to transform ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of plasma oscillation that behaves unlike anything seen before. These plasma waves can move independently of the plasma’s physical properties, even faster than ...

Findings challenge prevailing ignition–sustainment assumptions, reframing plasma instability as a systems-level ...

A new study by researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, funded by the National Science Foundation, has identified for the first time a process by which the solar wind is heated along ...