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Some Fuel Lodges in the Inner Walls of Fusion Vessels. Researchers Now Have a Better Idea of How Much

New research offers insights that could help reduce the amount of radioactive tritium embedded in the walls of fusion vessels to a minimum.
26-Feb-2025 8:30 AM EST Add to Favorites

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Improving the Way Flash Memory Is Made

The narrow, deep holes required for one type of flash memory are made twice as fast with the right recipe, which includes a plasma made from hydrogen fluoride.
29-Jan-2025 9:20 AM EST Add to Favorites

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Elena Belova and Yevgeny Raitses Recognized for Groundbreaking Plasma Physics Research

Yevgeny Raitses and Elena Belova were named PPPL’s 2024 Distinguished Research Fellows for their exceptional contributions to plasma physics. Their pioneering work in low-temperature plasma and fusion simulations highlights PPPL’s leadership in...
17-Jan-2025 7:30 AM EST Add to Favorites

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State-of-the-art fusion simulation leads three scientists to the 2024 Kaul Foundation Prize

PPPL scientists Choongseok (CS) Chang, Seung-Hoe Ku and Robert Hager are winners of the 2024 Kaul Foundation Prize for pioneering simulations that suggest excess heat from escaping plasma particles is less likely to damage the inside of a fusion...
15-Jan-2025 8:30 AM EST Add to Favorites

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PPPL leading two CHIPS and Science Act projects

The U.S. Department of Energy has selected the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory to receive two prestigious Microelectronics Science Research Center. The DOE program leading to these awards originated from the CHIPS and Science Act.
26-Dec-2024 4:15 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Plasma Heating Efficiency in Fusion Devices Boosted by Metal Screens

Scientists have performed computer simulations confirming a technique that prevents the production of unhelpful electromagnetic waves, boosting the heat put into fusion plasma.
19-Dec-2024 8:15 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Spinning Fusion Fuel for Efficiency

A new method to increase fusion-fuel efficiency would involve aligning the quantum spin of deuterium and tritium and changing the mix of the two fuels. The approach could boost tritium-burn efficiency by up to 10 times, reducing tritium needs and...
19-Nov-2024 8:30 AM EST Add to Favorites

Ensuring a Bright Future for Diamond Electronics and Sensors

To expand the potential use of diamond in semiconductor and quantum technologies, researchers are developing improved processes for growing the material at lower temperatures that won’t damage the silicon in computer chips. These advances include...
5-Nov-2024 8:30 AM EST Add to Favorites


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PPPL expert details plans for a fusion pilot plant for presidential advisors

Article describes presentation to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology the report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine that calls for rapidly assembling public, private and university...
11-Nov-2021 12:05 PM EST

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Steve Cowley: The knight who leads the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory has “the most fun jobâ€

Profile of Steve Cowley, new director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory whom the Queen of England knighted in October.
5-Dec-2018 2:05 PM EST

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An Interview with Shannon Swilley Greco, New Vice Chair of the APS Forum on Outreach and Engaging the Public

Shannon Swilley Greco, a program leader in the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory's Science Education Office, is vice chair elect of the American Physical Society's Forum on Outreach and Engaging the Public.
1-Oct-2018 3:05 PM EDT

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