Scientists pursuing magnetically-confined nuclear fusion as a clean energy source grapple with the "core-edge challenge," the need to integrate the core of the reactor, where plasma must be 10 times ...

For all the problems AI is causing society, one of its greatest benefits lies in the world of science. A new study focused on the chaotic dynamics of dusty plasmas found that, when trained properly, ...

A domestic research team has uncovered the secrets of the 'multi-scale coupling' phenomenon, which has long been a challenge in plasma research. The study is evaluated to provide clues to solving ...

Physicists have used a machine-learning method to identify surprising new twists on the non-reciprocal forces governing a many-body system. The work is one of the relatively few instances of using AI ...

Providing capabilities found nowhere else in the world as it probes the physics behind magnetic reconnection, the Facility for Laboratory Reconnection Experiments (FLARE) is up and running at the U.S.

New Jersey is forging ahead with plans to create a new Strategic Innovation Center for plasma research, thanks to a new partnership between the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), ...

Although the idea of containing a plasma within a magnetic field seems straightforward at first, plasmas are highly dynamic systems that will happily escape magnetic confinement if given half a chance ...

Quantum computing has emerged as a promising solution for conducting computationally challenging problems much more efficiently, facilitating the native simulation of quantum effects and providing a ...

Sean Gopalakrishnan, a senior physics and astrophysics student, has been recognized for his outstanding research with a Stephen Halley White Undergraduate Research Award. The award is one of the top ...

Since the publication of Progress in the ITER Physics Basis in 2007, extensive studies have addressed major challenges in tokamak fusion plasma physics, with the International Tokamak Physics Activity ...