Physicists capture elusive plasma instability in unprecedented detail
For the first time, scientists have 'photographed' a rare plasma instability, where high-energy electron beams form into ...
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General Fusion's reactor prototype creates plasma for the first time
Canadian startup General Fusion has been working on its unique approach to producing clean energy through nuclear fusion for ...
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Cold-plasma-treated seeds show potential to protect plants and reduce pesticide use
Food science and entomology researchers from the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station teamed up to harness plasma and ...
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Cold plasma-treated seeds show potential to protect plants, reduce pesticide use
The same substance that paints the sky with the Northern Lights also appears to enhance plant growth and insect defense, ...
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NASA pulls another life-saving maneuver for Voyager from 15 billion miles away
Voyager 1 crossed into interstellar space in 2012, followed by Voyager 2 in 2018, making them the only spacecraft to operate ...
New computer code could lead to simpler, less costly stellarators for fusion power
Physicists have created a new computer code that could speed up the design of the complicated magnets that shape the plasma in stellarators, making the systems simpler and more affordable to build.
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Scientists capture 1st-ever images of plasma instability in fusion research
In a major breakthrough in fusion energy research, researchers from Imperial College London have captured the first-ever ...
To Unlock Limitless Energy, Scientists Needed a Secret Ingredient—And They May Have Just Found It
The new material could be key to finally building a successful fusion reactor.
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A Fusion Machine Maintained Plasma for an Astonishing 22 Straight Minutes
The WEST tokamak just broke the record for retaining hot fusion plasma, holding on to it for an unprecedented 22 minutes.
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Hydrogen plasma breakthrough may enable emission-free metal production
The HyPla project has already shown the feasibility of using hydrogen plasma to replace carbon in metal production via ...
The farthest spacecraft from Earth are shutting off instruments in interstellar space
In October, NASA shut down Voyager 2’s plasma science instrument. Designed to measure the number of electrically charged ...
Scientists may have uncovered the secret to unlimited energy
The secret to unlimited energy may have been right below our feet the entire time, scientists say. But harnessing it will be a challenge.