But there are still huge technological challenges to overcome before ... Heating a plasma for fusion research requires megawatts of power. One approach that research tokamaks use to achieve the ...

Plasma physics is the study of a state of matter comprising charged particles. Plasmas are usually created by heating a gas until the electrons become detached from their parent atom or molecule.

The theory of special relativity is rife with counterintuitive and surprising effects, the most famous of which are length ...

This physicist and self-described “plasma guy” (and former head of Argonne National Laboratory) delves into whether can ...

Will fusion as an energy source finally become an everyday, commercial reality in the next decade or so—or not come to ...

"Constructing the first quadrant is a big achievement." Scientists achieve major milestone in quest for nuclear fusion ...

Tac” UAP maneuvers literally, we need to believe that “these objects suggest a form of physics we have not yet discovered,” ...

for which he was awarded the European Plasma Physics PhD Award. In 2019, he and Jason Parisi published the popular science book, The Future of Fusion Energy. Currently, Justin is the principal ...

The "early look" at the design was showcased during an October conference of physics experts in Atlanta ... It's the first ...

New research has unveiled a previously unacknowledged effect of Einstein’s relativity theory similar to time dialtion and ...

Tungsten, the preferred material for tokamak fusion reactors, poses challenges due to sputtering that cools plasma, making ...

AIP Publishing has announced that Gregory Howes, an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa, is the winner of the inaugural 2016 Ronald C. Davidson ...