Fusion

Understanding the turbulence in plasmasNew experiments in a tokamak fusion reactor reveal details of a cooling process, potentially bringing practical fusion closer.

Applying physics, teamwork to fusion energy scienceZach Hartwig combines disciplines to help advance nuclear fusion as a practical energy source.

Temkin named IEEE Plasma Science and Applications Award winnerRichard J. Temkin cited for contributions to the field of high power gyrotrons and their applications

Lawmakers focus on MIT fusion researchThree Congressmen visited the Plasma Science and Fusion Center last week.

Undergraduate contributes to fusion reactor advancementJake Jurewicz, a nuclear science and engineering-physics double major, received a fellowship to develop new simulation and visualization software at the National Fusion Facility in California.

Undergraduate Winters presents winning poster at APS annual meetingDepartment of Nuclear Science and Engineering junior wins one of three poster awards.

Daniel Casey: Exploring a ‘little star’ on Earth

MIT fusion science students advocate for fusion funding with Congress

Fusion program moves beyond plasma, toward practical powerplant issues

Karnik, Parra win DOE Early Career Research Program awards

Sen. Kerry tours Alcator C-Mod tokamakProject is at risk of being terminated due to proposed federal budget cuts.

Mass. Gov. Patrick, U.S. Reps. Capuano and Inslee visit Alcator C-ModLearn about fusion and its prospects as a green energy source

A model bursterResearchers find the first neutron star that bursts as predicted.

Mysterious electron acceleration explainedComputer simulation identifies source of aurora-causing high-speed electrons in space

Parker recognized for outstanding career contributions to fusion developmentDepartment of Nuclear Science and Engineering professor emeritus honored by Fusion Power Associates.

The new NSE strategyStrengthens core, opens boundaries; seeks better integration of technical and societal issues.

Ju Li: Atomic insights for new materials development

Felix Parra returns to fusion program

Anne White: solving mysteries in the pursuit of fusion power

Lawmakers tour MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center

2011 NSE Doctoral Research Expo

A step toward fusion powerMIT advance could help remove contaminants that slow fusion reactions, and may bring practical fusion power plants a bit closer to reality.

John Rice awarded IAEA Nuclear Fusion Prize

Porkolab selected for Fusion Power Associates Distinguished Career Award

New project aims for fusion ignitionMIT-led Ignitor reactor could be the world’s first to reach major milestone, perhaps paving the way for eventual power production.

Congressman Markey visits Plasma Science and Fusion CenterLawmaker observes experiments under way at campus facility

Levitating magnet brings space physics to fusionTests on a machine that mimics a planet’s magnetic field show that it may offer an ‘alternative path’ to taming nuclear fusion for power generation.

Porkolab to receive Maxwell PrizeProf. Miklos Porkolab will receive the Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics on November 4, during a meeting of the American Physical Society - Division of Plasma Physics.

PSFC collaborates on new Plasma Surface Interactions CenterThe Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) has partnered with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the University of California, Berkeley to create a new center for the study of Plasma Surface Interactions (PSI).