This “Lightsaber” Beam Is Actually a Working Radio Antenna
Researchers have demonstrated a technique that uses a laser to produce a plasma beam antenna capable of transmitting…
General Fusion hits world-first 1 keV milestone with plasma squeeze
Scientists have superheated a trapped plasma to more than 12 million degrees Celsius (21.6 million degrees Fahrenheit). This…
New Satellite Engine Could Use Earth’s Atmosphere as Fuel To Stay in Orbit Indefinitely
Fully Assembled RF Helicon-based Plasma Thruster. Credit: F. Romano A satellite engine that uses atmospheric gases as fuel…
The Highest Resolution Image of the Sun Ever Taken Revealed Tiny Swirls Scientists Had Never Seen Before
A high-resolution image of the Sun at 416 nanometers taken by the Inouye Solar Telescope. Credit: NSF/NSO/AURA/MPS, CC…
Princeton AI Tames Fusion Plasma Hotter Than the Sun
An artist’s interpretation of the PACMAN artificial intelligence framework for fusion systems. Credit: Kyle Palmer / PPPL Communications…
From waste to fuel: New method transforms used ground coffee into high-quality fuel in 90 seconds
ⓘ ChatGPT Thanks to plasma pyrolysis, ground coffee can be converted into fuel in just 90 seconds. Researchers…
US lab untangles fusion plasma mystery to protect reactor heat flow
Designing predictable nuclear fusion reactors requires highly accurate computer models, yet existing simulations often overlook a chaotic variable:…
Astronomers Catch Interstellar Turbulence Warping Light across Milky Way
For the first time, astronomers have directly detected how turbulent clouds of ionized gas between the stars bend…
World’s largest operating tokamak restarts with 8-meter coils upgrade
European and Japanese teams have begun the integrated commissioning of the JT-60SA tokamak to test its systems before…
Fusion Breakthrough? Magnetizing Plasmas with High-Powered Lasers Paves the Way Toward “Direct Drive” Fusion
Promising new fusion research is revealing how plasma can spontaneously generate its magnetic field, in a fundamental breakthrough…
Plasma process supports direct recycling of battery cathodes
May 1, 2026 | By Mary Page Bailey Direct battery-recycling methods, such as re-lithiation — where…
Powerful Lasers Reveal How Matter Becomes Plasma in Trillionths of a Second
In the experiment, the XFEL photon energy was carefully tuned to match a specific electronic transition in highly…