Fusion research is driven by the applied goal of energy production from fusion reactions. There is, however, a wealth of fundamental physics to be discovered and studied along the way. This Commentary ...

The story of the generation of physicists involved in the development of a sustainable energy source, controlled fusion, using a method called magnetic confinement. Once upon a time, people thought ...

This publication provides an overview of plasma physics and technology aspects of the Deuterium-Tritium fuel cycle in magnetic fusion devices, from ITER to demonstration fusion power plants. The ...

At left: Abbas Haider (left), a senior at South Brunswick (N.J.) High School, works with his lab partner, David Newby, a senior at Drew University, under the supervision of their mentor, staff ...

Researchers from the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory have been named as recipients of awards in recognition of their achievements in plasma science and fusion development. The PPPL, which is ...

Since the end of the 19th century, physicists know that the transfer of energy from one body to another is associated with entropy. Due to its fundamental importance began its rise as a useful ...

Ball lightning – the mysterious slow-moving spheres of light occasionally seen during thunderstorms – has been created in the lab. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics and the ...