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US fusion code breakthrough slashes stellarator design time to under 10 seconds
Scientists at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have unveiled a groundbreaking computer code, QUADCOIL, that ...
New computer code could lead to simpler, less costly stellarators for fusion power
Like engineers who design high-performance Formula One race cars, scientists want to create high-performance plasmas in ...
Some fuel will get stuck in inner walls of fusion vessels: Research provides a better idea of how much
To develop a practical fusion power system, scientists need to fully understand how the plasma fuel interacts with its surroundings. The plasma is superheated, which means some of the atoms involved ...
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PPPL physicist Stuart Hudson (IMAGE)
PPPL physicist Stuart Hudson was part of an international team of researchers that has upgraded a key computer code for calculating forces acting on magnetically confined plasma in fusion energy ...
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PPPL Physicist Robert Lunsford (IMAGE)
PPPL physicist Robert Lunsford has completed research showing that injecting boron powder into fusion plasma can aid the fusion reactions. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for ...
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PPPL, Princeton University physicists join German Chancellor Angela Merkel at Wendelstein 7-X celebration
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) physicists collaborating on the Wendelstein 7-X (W 7-X) stellarator fusion energy device in Greifswald, Germany were on hand for the Feb. 3 celebration when ...