Scientists Take a Major Step Toward Smaller, Cheaper Free-Electron Lasers
In the undulator, the electron beam from a compact laser-plasma accelerator interacts with a laser pulse. This interaction…
Cosmic plasma was supposed to rule out dark photons. Simulations say otherwise
A major limit on dark photon dark matter may be far weaker because early-universe plasma stops absorbing energy…
Tiny US crystal sensor measures extreme magnetic fields for fusion
A team of US researchers has developed a tiny laser-based crystal sensor that can track intense magnetic fields…
Tiny US crystal sensor measures extreme magnetic fields for fusion
A team of US researchers has developed a tiny laser-based crystal sensor that can track intense magnetic fields…
A Fusion Startup Lit Bulbs With Electricity Pulled Straight From Plasma
Close-up of Realta’s direct energy converter assembly prototype. Credit: Realta Fusion/UW-Madison A fusion company has made a few…
Scientists May Have Solved Two of Fusion Energy’s Biggest Problems at Once
Researchers have created a new fusion plasma regime that simultaneously reduces extreme divertor heat loads and suppresses damaging…
Giant X-Rays Deliver the Sharpest View Yet of Fusion Plasma Gone Haywire
Giant X-ray lasers do a lot for physics. These powerful instruments can probe the interiors of tiny molecules,…
Portugal’s hypersonic test ‘generates flow hotter than Sun’s surface’
Portugal has entered the small group of countries with experimental capability in hypersonic research after completing its first…
What MIT Physicist Nuno Loureiro Was Working on Before Fatal Shooting
The fatal shooting of professor Nuno Loureiro of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has prompted an outpouring…
Plasma Turbulence Is Doing Surprising Things Inside Fusion Reactors
The interiors of fusion reactors can get seriously chaotic. But for obvious reasons—like extreme temperatures and pressures—researchers aren’t…
‘Only possible through countless discussions and debates’
Researchers in Korea have made a massive discovery that could change the way we approach nuclear fusion and…
Ever Wondered What Nuclear Fusion Looks Like? We Have Pics
Nuclear fusion may always be ten years away, but the technological breakthroughs aiming to get us there are…