Physicists Stunned: Lead-208’s Shape Just Broke a Fundamental Rule of Nuclear Physics
For decades, scientists believed that lead-208, a "doubly magic" and highly stable atomic nucleus, was perfectly spherical.
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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World’s first steam-powered piston system sparks nuclear fusion plasma in Canada
In a global first, Richmond, Canada-headquartered fusion energy company General Fusion achieved the first-ever ...
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Next up for nuclear power: small, transportable and made in a factory near Pittsburgh
Small, transportable and mass-produced “microreactors” are seen as part of the future of nuclear power. And it's underway in ...
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First-ever images of plasma instability captured in fusion research breakthrough
For the first time, scientists have photographed a rare plasma instability, capturing high-energy electron beams forming into ...
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Detecting nuclear radiation at greater distances
Using an infrared pulsed carbon dioxide laser, project leader Howard Milchberg and his team showed that they could detect low ...
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Scientists create mind-blowing phenomenon inside first-of-its-kind energy device: 'We were all very excited'
Researchers at the University of Seville and the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory created a fusion reactor that achieved ...
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 Plasma Physics Laboratory
is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory for plasma physics and nuclear fusion science located on Princeton University's Forrestal Campus in Plainsboro Township, New Jersey.
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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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A safe nuclear source for energy and water
An innovative nuclear reactor technology is being deployed at Abilene Christian University in Texas to address both energy and water supply issues. A liquid-fueled molten salt reactor (MSR) developed ...
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US’ nuclear gravity bomb with 50-kiloton warheads enters stockpile sustainment phase
The last production unit of the nuclear gravity bomb was completed at the Pantex Plant in December. Sandia is the design and engineering laboratory for the nonnuclear components in the life ...