Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have challenged understanding of a key element in fusion plasmas. At issue has been an accurate ...

A self-generated, or "bootstrap," current has significant implications for the cost-effectiveness of fusion power. A team of Chinese and American scientists has learned how to maintain high fusion ...

A Chinese-American collaboration has figured out how to run fusion reactors harder -- and more efficient at the same time. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

In a recent campaign of Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and their ...

This article describes a new finding about the composition of bootstrap current at the edge of fusion plasmas. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory ...