Columbia Daily Spectator: Harnessing the Sun at the Columbia Plasma Physics Lab
At the Columbia Plasma Physics Lab, researchers are tackling one of the most pressing challenges in creating clean energy: making nuclear fusion a viable power source. Unlike nuclear fission—the type ...
Plasma physics is the study of charged particles and fluids interacting with self-consistent electric and magnetic fields. It is a basic research discipline that has many different areas of ...
Space plasma physics examines the behaviour of ionised gases in planetary and astrophysical environments where electromagnetic forces dominate over collisional interactions. This field explores ...
Princeton University: U.S. Secretary of Energy Wright visits Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright visited the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) on Aug. 20 at a pivotal time for the race toward reliable fusion energy, which decisions ...
Recent advances in laboratory simulations have provided invaluable insights into the complex physics governing astrophysical jets and plasma dynamics. These studies utilise state‐of‐the‐art plasma ...
Science Daily: AI just discovered new physics in the fourth state of matter
Physicists at Emory University have used a custom neural network to reveal previously unknown laws governing particle interactions in dusty plasma, challenging decades-old assumptions. The AI model ...
Researchers are using AI to uncover previously hidden physical laws in complex systems, from maze-like magnetic patterns in soft materials to particle interactions in dusty plasma. New explainable ...
MIT postdoctoral associate Arunav Kumar discusses his work on magnetohydrodynamic stability, plasma control in tokamaks, and the future of nuclear fusion.