Scientists pursuing magnetically-confined nuclear fusion as a clean energy source grapple with the "core-edge challenge," the ...

Caltech experiments uncovered a stable double helix state in plasma flux ropes. The same principles explain cosmic structures ...

Plasma physics is the study of a state of matter comprising charged particles. Plasmas are usually created by heating a gas until the electrons become detached from their parent atom or molecule ...

The findings came from the spacecraft Juno. The researchers say this will create a better understanding of Jupiter and the ...

Research offers new insights into protecting Earth from harmful solar radiation. A team at the Twin Cities has identified and ...

More information: Shanshan Xu et al, Numerical experiments of fast magnetic reconnection driven by the rapidly expanding plasma, Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy (2025).

Scientists have developed a lightning-fast AI tool called HEAT-ML that can spot hidden “safe zones” inside a fusion reactor where parts are protected from blistering plasma heat. Finding these ...

A challenge in plasma physics has been to understand multi-scale coupling, a process where particle-level turbulence scales up to affect the entire plasma system.

In a remarkable new study featured in Physical Review Letters, scientists from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have ...

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The need for an intense source of coherent, millimetre-wavelength radiation to heat a fusion plasma and control its instabilities represents a significant challenge in the development of the ITER ...