At the Wendelstein 7-X facility in Germany, scientists set a world record for sustaining a fusion-grade plasma at high ...

"Plasma is a charged gas, with strong Coulomb [or electrostatic] interactions," Hu told Live Science. Atoms or molecules can acquire a positive or negative electrical charge when they gain or lose ...

Called X-point target radiator (XPTR), this discovery could also help shed excess heat, and therefore has the potential to ...

Thermonuclear fusion creates a hot plasma — a state of matter formed of ions and electrons rather than the electrically neutral atoms that are found in gas — that can be confined, for example ...

ZEUS relied on a reconfigured target for its debut demonstration, which required firing a laser pulse at a cell containing ...

When hydrogen atoms are superheated into a plasma, they become positively charged and repel each other. In the sun, intense gravitational forces create extremely high pressures that overcome this ...

Matter on Earth is typically found as a solid, liquid or gas, but the temperatures required for fusion are high enough that matter transforms into a fourth state called a plasma. Atoms in a plasma ...

Stopping off-the-wall behavior in fusion reactors Boron could help the tungsten wall inside a tokamak keep its atoms to itself Date: October 7, 2024 Source: DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory ...

In an unassuming industrial park 30 miles outside Boston, engineers are building a futuristic machine to replicate the energy that powers the stars. If all goes to plan, it could be the key to ...

The fusion reactor’s electromagnetic “heart” is complete, bringing us one step closer to clean, infinite energy—though there's still a long road ahead.

How is plasma used on Earth? Plasma happens when gas gets heated to a very high temperature and the atoms lose their electrons. Find out more about this state of matter. Major Funding by the Laura ...