Fusion energy is being researched and developed as a new source of electric power that will contribute to the realization of a carbon-neutral society. At the National Institute for Fusion Science, ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will conduct the Decadal Assessment of Plasma Science with support from the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation, the Air ...

New fusion simulations of the inside of a tokamak reveal the ideal spot for a 'cave' with flowing liquid lithium is near the bottom by the center stack, as the evaporating metal particles should land ...

A new technique could solve one of the biggest challenges in making future computer chips from ultrathin materials.

New research suggests two methods could work together to better contain nuclear plasma. Nuclear fusion energy is a “holy grail” idea, but we have a long way to go to make it happen. No one to date has ...

Please see the full solicitation for complete information about the funding opportunity. Below is a summary assembled by the Research & Innovation Office (RIO). The objective of this program is to ...

Plasma science and engineering (PSE) is a technological and scientific success story. Advances in plasma science have enabled critical technologies and processes that benefit society, from materials ...

The solar system is embedded within the expanding solar atmosphere, i.e., the solar wind, a tenuous plasma, consisting mostly of protons and electrons, continuously emitted by the Sun. Each body that ...

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. Science Trek is available to stream on pbs.org and the free ...

Since the plasma “bullet” and ring shape were discovered by Teschke and coworkers in 2005, the hollow structure of the plasma “bullet” has been a hot topic as an important phenomenon. Clearing the ...