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JET sets new fusion energy record with deuterium-tritium fuel

The Joint European Torus (JET), one of the world’s largest and most powerful fusion machines, has achieved a new energy record by using the...

Researchers successfully execute experiments to support U.S. stockpile modernization efforts

At Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), a multi-institutional team of researchers and collaborators successfully carried out an integrated vessel confinement system (VCS) experiment as...

The laser creates a miniature magnetosphere

Magnetic reconnections in laser-produced plasmas have been investigated in order to gain a better understanding of microscopic electron dynamics, which is relevant to space...

French scientist who was leading nuclear fusion project dies at 72

Bernard Bigot is a French scientist leading a vast international effort to demonstrate that nuclear fusion can be a viable source of energy has...

Understanding hot spot conditions reached in implosion experiments

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers described a validation exercise for simple models. These models used to understand hot spot conditions reached in an implosion....

Chinese tokamak facility achieves 120-million-degree C for 1,056 seconds

Researchers have announced that they were able to hold 120-million-degree Celsius plasma for 1,056 seconds. This was a new record for holding superheated plasma. The...

Scientists innovate a novel rocket for deep-space exploration

The increasing interest in deep-space exploration has emphasized upon the need for powerful long-lived rocket systems to drive spacecraft through the cosmos. U.S. Department...