Fusion energy may be one of the most promising clean power sources of the future—but only if scientists can precisely measure the extreme, fast-moving plasmas that make it possible. A new U.S.

Scientists say the path to commercial fusion power may hinge on better ways to measure the behavior of superheated plasma.

In a spacious room with towering ceilings, a gleaming device resembling a metal barrel the size of an SUV lies on its side, ready to perform some science. Known as the Facility for Laboratory ...

First tokamak plasma at the SMall Aspect Ratio Tokamak – SMART – recorded with a fast-framing camera in the visible spectral range. In a pioneering approach to achieve fusion energy, the SMART device ...

To operate fusion systems safely and reliably, scientists need to monitor plasma fuel conditions and measure properties like ...

Aurora, one of the fastest supercomputers in the world, is now being used to ...

Experiments inside a fusion reactor in China have demonstrated a new way to circumvent one of the caps on the density of the superheated plasma swirling inside. At the Experimental Advanced ...

Creating and sustaining fusion reactions—essentially recreating star-like conditions on Earth—is extremely difficult, and Nathan Howard, Ph.D., a principal research scientist at the MIT Plasma Science ...

Fusion energy promises clean power by mimicking stars. Scientists are focusing on the reactor wall's edge, where plasma meets ...

changes in the topology of the field by breaking and reconnecting the magnetic field lines. This process occurs in (magnetohydrodynamic) "sawtooth" oscillations in tokamak plasmas, in sun spots, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Experiments inside a fusion reactor in China have demonstrated a new way to circumvent one of the caps on the density of the ...