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

Germany has set a new nuclear fusion record with the Wendelstein 7-X reactor, surpassing global benchmarks in energy turnover ...

German researchers at the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator have set a new standard in fusion reactor performance, edging closer to ...

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 ...

Every second or so, when a small amount of nitrogen gas is allowed to leak into the gap, a spark flashes, turning the nitrogen into a plasma by ionizing its atoms. The heavy current, which lasts ...

Blasting the microwaves without alignment of Heliotron J's magnetic field created a discharge that ripped electrons from their atoms and produced an especially dense plasma. The Institute of ...