2018

Protecting the power grid

Advanced plasma switch can make the grid more efficient for long-distance transmission

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Bringing a Star to Earth: Fusion Energy Research at DIII-D

Scientists around the world are joining forces to build ITER - a magnetic fusion experiment that holds great promise for limitless energy production. ITER is one of the most ambitious energy projects in the world and scientists at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility are using their expertise to help it succeed.

Atomic Movie of Melting Gold Could Help Design Materials for Future Fusion Reactors

SLAC’s high-speed ‘electron camera’ shows for the first time the coexistence of solid and liquid in laser-heated gold, providing new clues for designing materials that can withstand extreme conditions.

High power laser pulses used for high energy density plasma science enable the creation of superionic water

This new form of water, formed under extreme pressures, exhibits properties of solids, liquids, and plasmas, and is believed to exist in the mantles of Neptune and Uranus

Peaked Density Predicted in ITER Based on Turbulent Transport Modeling of Heated DIII-D Plasmas

Fluid model of plasma turbulence is used to study heated tokamak plasmas to reveal impacts of its turbulent behavior on density, temperature, and rotation gradients.