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Scientists detect characteristics of the birth of a major challenge to harvesting fusion energy on Earth

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Novel camera detects the birth of high-energy runaway electrons, which may lead to determining how to prevent damage caused by the highly energetic particles.

Journal: Review of Scientific Instruments
Funder: U.S. Department of Energy

Fusion physicist Roscoe White steps down after a long and fruitful career at PPPL

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Article profiles 47-year tenure and ground-breaking contributions of a distinguished theoretical physicist.

Students across the US learn about plasma research in new program managed by PPPL

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

This new program will allow undergraduates to conduct research in a wide range of plasma physics topics, including fusion energy, general plasma science, astrophysical plasmas, and accelerator physics.

PPPL selected for new public-private fusion partnerships

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Business Announcement

These partnerships facilitate breakthroughs in harvesting on Earth the fusion power that drives the sun and stars.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Discovery of 10 faces of plasma leads to new insights in fusion and plasma science

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists uncover new properties of plasma that have wide potential applications for astrophysical and fusion plasmas.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

PPPL's Quest magazine highlights research discoveries

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Release on the publication of PPPL's annual Quest magazine features achievements of the laboratory over the past year.

Scientists create unique instrument to probe the most extreme matter on Earth

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

PPPL develops novel X-ray crystal spectrometer to measure laser-produced high energy density plasmas in the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Journal: Review of Scientific Instruments
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Intern talks about upcoming research with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

An intern about to start a Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) at PPPL and another University of Texas-Dallas student kicked off their summer with a friendly online chat with U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm about their plans for the summer.

Space weather and solar blobs

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Scientists at PPPL have received three awards from NASA totaling over $2 million to conduct research that could help predict the potentially damaging effects of blasts of subatomic particles from the sun.

Funder: NASA

New computer model helps brings the sun into the laboratory

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Every day, the sun ejects large amounts of a hot particle soup known as plasma toward Earth where it can disrupt telecommunications satellites and damage electrical grids. Now, scientists have made a discovery that could lead to better predictions of this space weather and help safeguard sensitive infrastructure.

Funder: The United States Department of Energy, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the German Research Foundation

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