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Go with the flow: New findings about moving electricity could improve fusion devices

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

PPPL researchers have found that updating a mathematical model to include a physical property known as resistivity could lead to the improved design of doughnut-shaped fusion facilities known as tokamaks.

Journal: Nuclear Fusion
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

PPPL scientists propose solution to a long-puzzling fusion problem

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers demonstrate explanation of paradox that could apply to all spherical tokamaks, cost-effective candidates to model a fusion pilot plant.

Journal: Physical Review Letters

Discovering an unsuspected hurdle for stellarator fusion facilities

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Story reveals a potentially critical issue for stellarator designers to avoid.

Journal: Physics of Plasmas

New feedback system can improve efficiency of fusion reactions

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

PPPL scientists have refined the use of magnetic fields to improve the performance of doughnut-shaped fusion facilities known as tokamaks. The improved technique protects internal parts from damage by instabilities and allows tokamaks to operate for longer without pausing.

Journal: Physics of Plasmas

Uncovering a novel way to bring to Earth the energy that powers the sun and stars

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

PPPL scientists have uncovered critical new details about fusion facilities that use lasers to compress the fuel that produces fusion energy. The new data could help lead to the improved design of future laser facilities that harness the fusion process that drives the sun and stars.

Journal: Physical Review Letters
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Unraveling a perplexing explosive process that occurs throughout the universe

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Novel simulation brings extraordinary fast radio bursts into the laboratory in a way once thought impossible.

Journal: Physics of Plasmas

Researchers design simpler magnets for twisty facilities that could lead to steady-state fusion operation

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists have used a mathematical technique to design powerful magnets with straighter shapes for stellarator fusion facilities, allowing for easier manufacturing and maintenance.

Journal: Nuclear Fusion

A roadmap for deepening understanding of a puzzling universal process

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory have detailed a roadmap for untangling a key aspect of magnetic recognition that could deepen insight into the workings of the cosmos.

Journal: Nature Reviews Physics

Validating models for next-generation fusion facilities with the PPPL flagship

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The National Spherical Torus Experiment-Upgrade (NSTX-U) at PPPL could serve as the model for a fusion energy pilot plant.

Journal: Nuclear Fusion

PPPL’s apprenticeship program ramps up for 2022

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

PPPL is now accepting applications for its latest cohort of apprentices for fields including electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, information technology, welding, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC).

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