A mysterious mechanism that prevents instabilities may be similar to the process that maintains the Earth's magnetic field.
2-D velocity imaging helps fusion researchers understand the role of ion winds (aka flows) in the boundary of tokamak plasmas.
New spectroscopic technique measures heat in itty-bitty volumes that could reveal insights for electronics and energy technology.
Just like lightning, fusion plasmas contain odd electromagnetic whistler waves that could control destructive electrons in fusion reactors.
Plasma physicists significantly improve the vertical stability of a Korean fusion device.
Microwave heating significantly alters Alfvén waves, offering insights into the physics of the waves themselves.
The Molecular Foundry and aBeam Technologies bring mass fabrication to nano-optical devices.
Scientists create widely controllable ultrathin optical components that allow virtual objects to be projected in real environments.
Specific modifications to fungi DNA may hold the secret to turning common plant degradation agents into biofuel producers
Researchers convert 80 percent of biomass into high-value products.
New supercomputing capabilities help understand how to cope with large-scale instabilities in tokamaks.
Researchers create materials with controllable electrical and magnetic properties, even at room temperature.
