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Astrophysicist Saul Perlmutter wins Nobel “for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe through observations of distant supernovae.”
Particle may help explain the origins of mass.
Laser Delivers One Petawatt of Power in a Pulse only 40 Femtoseconds Long Every Second
Argonne National Lab wins prestigious 2012 R&D 100 award for development of Large Area Microchannel Plate Detectors
Thomas Jefferson Laboratory lends expertise in cryogenics developments.
Precision analytical techniques developed for fundamental experiments in nuclear physics now enable routine measurements of ultra-low concentrations of Krypton radioisotopes in samples of water, ice, and gas.
Discovery could provide a deeper understanding of the dynamics of the three quarks enslaved inside the nucleon.
New findings indicate that ionized plasmas like those in neon lights and plasma TVs can be used to sterilize water, making it antimicrobial for as long as a week after treatment.
The reversed field pinch’s helical state reveals nonlinear physics of plasma self-organization.
Focusing of laser accelerated proton beams advances with a novel cone target design.
Studies of different fusion reactions have shown unexpected plasma behavior in inertial fusion implosions.
Recent experiments have confirmed the great potential of a novel plasma-material interface concept.
