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Scientists make 'world-first discovery' while experimenting with plasma: 'Ubiquitous in nature'

"Research is advancing to efficiently confine ... and harness its immense energy." Scientists make 'world-first discovery' ...
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UW-Madison researchers create plasma with fusion energy device

STOUGHTON, Wis. (WKOW) -- A team of physicists and engineers from UW-Madison reached a milestone in the quest to create a carbon-free energy source. According to a release from the university, the ...
Yahoo

Researchers stunned by results of energy experiment using ultrahot plasma: 'We were totally shocked'

A team of U.S. scientists has made a surprising discovery that could help bring fusion energy, a long-hoped-for clean energy source, closer to reality. In a recent experiment at the University of ...
The New York Times

The Quest to Build a Star on Earth

Start-ups say we’re closer than ever to near-limitless, zero-carbon energy from fusion. When will we get there? DIII-D National Fusion Facility, operated by General Atomics, and Lawrence Livermore ...
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Plasma group publishes new framework to advance fusion energy research

Scientists pursuing magnetically-confined nuclear fusion as a clean energy source grapple with the "core-edge challenge," the need to integrate the core of the reactor, where plasma must be 10 times ...
NPR

Giant lasers might spark our fusion energy future

A fusion reactor promises almost limitless energy—if we can build it. Physicist Tammy Ma explains how her team achieved fusion ignition, a crucial milestone powered by the world's largest laser. About ...
The Conversation

To make nuclear fusion a reliable energy source one day, scientists will first need to design heat- and radiation-resilient materials

Sophie Blondel receives funding from the US Department of Energy. Fusion energy has the potential to be an effective clean energy source, as its reactions generate incredibly large amounts of energy.