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 ...

Fusion technology is likely far from powering a grid — if it ever will. Dozens of fusion startups have launched anyway.

And David McComas, vice president for the Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory, said Matthaeus is a “household name” in plasma physics. “Bill has made seminal discoveries and contributions ...

Experiments like the Lithium Tokamak Experiment-Beta (LTX-β) at the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab suggest that a little bit of lithium in the plasma may help the plasma get up to ...

For the first time, their Small Aspect Ratio Tokamak (SMART) fusion reactor, created with researchers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, successfully created plasma (the soup-like medium ...

and a cluster of local teams are preparing to compete in the New Jersey Regional Science Bowls on February 21 for the middle school competition and February 22 for the high school contest sponsored by ...

They are suitable for ages 5-10. Children can talk to Silvia Trinczek, a scientist from Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, to receive a free compass or space tattoo, while supplies last. Ask her your most ...

For the first time, scientists have 'photographed' a rare plasma instability, where high-energy electron beams form into ...

I entered Princeton as a physics major who wanted to pursue a Ph.D. in Cosmology. I spent two years at Princeton taking physics, astrophysics, and math classes I didn’t fully enjoy because I spent so ...