Scientists Just Uncovered a Major Challenge for Fusion Power – And It’s Not What You’d Expect
Researchers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory are exploring how deuterium, a potential fusion fuel, interacts with ...
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Princeton Lab pushes plasma limit with lithium in fusion breakthrough
Researchers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) in the US have taken an important step toward making nuclear fusion a reality. The team determined the maximum density of uncharged or ...
Some fuel will get stuck in inner walls of fusion vessels: Research provides a better idea of how much
To develop a practical fusion power system, scientists need to fully understand how the plasma fuel interacts with its ...
New computer code could lead to simpler, less costly stellarators for fusion power
Like engineers who design high-performance Formula One race cars, scientists want to create high-performance plasmas in ...
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Some fuel lodges in the inner walls of fusion vessels: Researchers now have a better idea of how much
New research offers insights that could help reduce the amount of radioactive tritium embedded in the walls of fusion vessels to a minimum.
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Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory for plasma physics and nuclear fusion science located on Princeton University's Forrestal ...
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Startups gamble on fusion energy
Fusion technology is likely far from powering a grid — if it ever will. Dozens of fusion startups have launched anyway.
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Greg Hammett
I am a Principal Research Physicist at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, a Lecturer With Rank of Professor ... studying turbulence in magnetic fusion plasmas and how it might be reduced to ...
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Greg Hammett
I am a Principal Research Physicist at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, a Lecturer With Rank of Professor ... studying turbulence in magnetic fusion plasmas and how it might be reduced to ...
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Some fuel lodges in the inner walls of fusion vessels. Researchers now have a better idea of how much.
The inside of the DIII-D fusion vessel. The iridescent hues seen on some tiles lining the vessel come from atoms that can become lodged in the walls during plasma experiments. To develop a ...