http://www.pppl.gov/rss/rss.xml Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory en-us kmacpher@pppl.gov social_media@pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov/rss/images/rss_pppl.gif http://www.pppl.gov/rss/rss.xml 32 32 PPPL http://www.pppl.gov/ http://www.pppl.gov Engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory are using the process shown here to create a super-strong weld for the upgrade of a key component of the Lab's experimental nuclear fusion reactor. jgreenwa@pppl.gov (John Greenwald) Thu 26 Jan 2012 14:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov/ http://www.pppl.gov Let it snow! Scientists at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory are using a novel device called a "snowflake divertor" to keep superhot gases from damaging the walls of a nuclear reactor during experiments to develop a safe, clean and virtually limitless fuel for producing electric power. jgreenwa@pppl.gov (John Greenwald) Fri 13 Jan 2012 14:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov/polPressReleases.cfm?doc_id=1103 http://www.pppl.gov The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) is getting an earlier-than-expected start on a $94 million, nearly three-year project as the next stage of its mission to chart an attractive course for the development of nuclear fusion as a clean, safe and abundant fuel for generating electricity. jgreenwa@pppl.gov (John Greenwald) Mon 09 Jan 2012 14:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov/pdf/SOS.2012.Flyer.11x17.pdf http://www.pppl.gov Science on Saturday is a series of lectures given by scientists, mathematicians, and other professionals involved in cutting-edge research. Held on Saturday mornings throughout winter, the lectures are geared toward high school students. kmacpher@pppl.gov (Kitta MacPherson) Fri 06 Jan 2012 14:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov Today is the first day of the plasma expo. Over 1,400 students, both middle and high school, attended. jdeloope@pppl.gov (John DeLooper) Fri 18 Nov 2011 14:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2011/11/08/29241/ http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2011/11/08/29241/ Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory have spent the last 16 years trying to understand the... Prerna Ramachandra Tues, 08 Nov 2011 14:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov/ http://www.pppl.gov/ On October 27, Energy Secretary Steven Chu recognized the Fugitive Emissions Working Group (FEWG) - which includes the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) - with the Secretary's Achievement Award, the Department's highest non-monetary honor for a group or team effort. pwieser@pppl.gov (Patti Wieser) Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.doe.gov/articles/pppls-minds-technology-takes-nuclear-detection-marketplace#.TqDjCPpwiqE.email http://www.doe.gov/articles/pppls-minds-technology-takes-nuclear-detection-marketplace#.TqDjCPpwiqE.email PPPL's MINDS Technology Takes Nuclear Detection to the Marketplace | Department of Energy kmacpher@pppl.gov (Kitta MacPherson) Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov/ http://www.pppl.gov/index.cfm Spinoffs from military technology have long benefited civilians, producing innovations ranging from fire-retardants to freeze-dried food. Now scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have turned that model on its head, making a civilian discovery available for defense use. (Gale Scott) Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov/ http://www.pppl.gov/index.cfm Lenore Rasmussen was a laboratory technician in Virginia in 1986 when she had a Dr. Frankenstein moment. She was shooting electrical current through a slab of polymer gel when, suddenly, the blob seemed to come alive. kmacpher@pppl.gov (Kitta MacPherson) Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/11/opinion/11Prager.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=Prager&st=cse http://www.pppl.gov/index.cfm How Seawater Can Power the World kmacpher@pppl.gov (Kitta MacPherson) Mon, 11 July 2011 13:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov/index.cfm When scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) needed metal flanges for a specialized piece of equipment, Principal Buyer Arlene White could have ordered them from a range of major manufacturers. kmacpher@pppl.gov (Kitta MacPherson) Mon, 13 June 2011 13:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov/index.cfm The Lyman Spitzer Building, the main administration building at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), has been certified LEED gold, one of the highest environmental distinctions for buildings. pwieser@pppl.gov (Patti Wieser) Mon, 31 May 2011 13:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov/index.cfm PPPL and fusion and plasma science have a bright future, according to PPPL Director Stewart Prager. kmacpher@pppl.gov (Kitta MacPherson) Thu, 12 May 2011 19:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov/index.cfm In an effort to respond to President Obama's call to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 28 percent by the year 2020, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have identified ways to cut emissions that will allow the facility to exceed that goal - a decade early. pwieser@pppl.gov (Patti Wieser) Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov/index.cfm Researchers working on an advanced experimental fusion machine are readying experiments that will investigate a host of scientific puzzles, including how heat escapes as hot magnetized plasma, and what materials are best for handling intense plasma powers. kmacpher@pppl.gov (Kitta MacPherson) Fri, 1 Apr 2011 13:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov/index.cfm In latest human vs. machine contest, former PPPL scientist Rush Holt now a Congressman beats IBM Watson computer in match kmacpher@pppl.gov (Kitta MacPherson) Wed, 2 Mar 2011 13:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov/index.cfm Ted Franckowiak, a PPPL machinist, mills a vacuum vessel made of bulletproof polycarbonate that will be part of the Princeton field-reversed-configuration-2 (PFRC-2), a research device for developing small advanced fusion reactors. kmacpher@pppl.gov (Kitta MacPherson) Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov/index.cfm Professor Hod Lipson of Cornell University presented, "The Robotic Scientist: Can Scientific Discovery Be Automated?" to a packed auditorium at PPPL for the January 29th Science-on-Saturday lecture. kmacpher@pppl.gov (Kitta MacPherson) Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov/PPPLnews130.cfm U.S. President Barack Obama touted the importance of energy efficiency programs funded by the U.S. Department of Energy in moving the nation toward a clean energy future in a talk delivered Thursday, Feb. 3, at Pennsylvania State University. kmacpher@pppl.gov (Kitta MacPherson) Fri, 03 Feb 2011 21:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov/PPPLnews129.cfm In recognition of his 'sustained significant service' to the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC), PPPL Technology Transfer Head Lewis Meixler is receiving the FLC 2011 Harold Metcalf Award. social_media@pppl.gov (Social Media) Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov/PPPLnews128.cfm Take the chill off wintry Saturdays by learning about hot topics such as inertial confinement fusion energy, evolutionary medicine, the neuroscience of magic, and human vs. computer in Jeopardy! competitions (artificial intelligence expert David Ferrucci will speak at the March 12 SOS.) social_media@pppl.gov (Social Media) Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov/PPPLnews127.cfm Scientists seeking to harness fusion energy - a clean, potentially limitless energy source based on the same reaction that powers our sun - need to better understand how hot gases called plasmas behave inside fusion reactors. Today's supercomputers may help bring scientists a step closer to that knowledge. social_media@pppl.gov (Social Media) Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov/PPPLnews126.cfm 2010 APS Fellows Steven Sabbagh, Yevgeny Raitses, and Jon Menard of the DOE Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have been elected Fellows of the American Physical Society (APS). social_media@pppl.gov (Social Media) Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov/PPPLnews123.cfm What powers the most luminous sources in the universe? How is the plasma state altered by ultra-strong magnetic field? How do magnetic explosions work? social_media@pppl.gov (Social Media) Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov/PPPLnews122.cfm Upgrade of PPPL's National Spherical Torus Experiment Planned for 2014 Operation social_media@pppl.gov (Social Media) Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov/PPPLnews121.cfm Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory's Gentile Receives Columbus Award for Homeland Security Technology social_media@pppl.gov (Social Media) Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov/PPPLnews120.cfm U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu Visits PPPL social_media@pppl.gov (Social Media) Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov/PPPLnews119.cfm PPPL is Part of Energy Innovation Hub Team Receiving $122 Million social_media@pppl.gov (Social Media) Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov/PPPLnews110.cfm PPPL Open House May 1st, 9am to 4pm social_media@pppl.gov (Social Media) Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.princeton.edu/as/LNL/presentations/spring2010/LnL031010TangFusionSimulation.mp3 PPPL's Bill Tang to give fusion energy computer simulations talk, Mar 10, Noon, Princeton Frist, Multipurpose Room B. social_media@pppl.gov (Social Media) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov/archives/SOS-2010brochure.pdf PPPL Director Stewart Prager to give Science on Saturday talk, Fusion Energy: Why, How and When, on Feb 20 at 9:30 a.m., at PPPL. social_media@pppl.gov (Social Media) Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov/archives/index_arc_20100204.cfm PPPL's Park Receives $2.5M Research Award through DOE Early Career Program pwieser@pppl.gov (Patti Wieser) Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov/PPPLnews104.cfm PPPL Honors Four Fusion Energy Researchers pwieser@pppl.gov (Patti Wieser) Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:00 GMT PPPL PPPL http://www.pppl.gov http://www.pppl.gov/PPPLnews103.cfm PPPL to Host Plasma Astrophysics Conference January 18-21 trothman@Princeton.EDU (Tony Rothman) Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:00 GMT PPPL