Spinning Plasma Solves a Long-Standing Fusion Reactor Mystery

A persistent asymmetry in fusion exhaust has challenged researchers for years. New simulations show that plasma core rotation, working together with cross-field drifts, determines where particles land ...
IEEE

Broadband Millimeter-Wave Measurements With ITER Prototype Martin–Puplett Interferometer

Abstract: The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) electron cyclotron emission (ECE) diagnostic system is under development to measure the electron temperature profile and its ...
Nuclear Engineering International

Russian team develops fusion shield

Russian researchers have proposed using boron-coated tungsten to protect fusion reactor walls during operation.
Morning Overview on MSN

Plasma spin hacks could keep fusion reactors alive for decades

New simulations from Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory suggest that deliberately engineering plasma rotation inside tokamak fusion reactors could dramatically reduce the heat loads that destroy ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Meet Godzilla, the 13-foot robot building the world’s biggest fusion reactor

A 13-foot robot nicknamed Godzilla is being engineered to assemble components inside ITER, the massive fusion reactor taking ...

Nuclear fusion start-up claims major advance in New Zealand trial

OpenStar's nuclear fusion breakthrough in New Zealand brings closer the potential for clean, limitless energy through innovative reactor design.
Interesting Engineering

AI digital twins could cut nuclear build times in half, lower operating costs by 50%

INL and NVIDIA team up to use AI and supercomputing to cut nuclear reactor costs by 50% and speed deployment 2x.
ZME Science

Meet Godzilla, the Four Meter Robot Building the World’s Largest Fusion Reactor

This is where Godzilla earns its keep. Standing four meters tall and capable of lifting 2.3 metric tons, Godzilla is the ultimate testbed. Starting in March 2026, the robot will begin testing over 30 ...

Plasma rotation simulations could help fusion reactors survive decades of use

Scientists have long seen a puzzling pattern in tokamaks, the doughnut-shaped machines that could one day reliably generate electricity from fusing atoms. When plasma particles escape the core of the ...