Artificial intelligence helps prevent disruptions in fusion devices
Simple model proves remarkably effective
Fusion energy
The energy released when two atomic nuclei fuse together. This process powers the sun and stars. Read more
Permanent magnets far stronger than those on refrigerator doors could be a solution for delivering fusion energy
Permanent magnets akin to those used on refrigerators could speed the development of fusion energy – the same energy produced by the sun and stars.
In principle, such magnets can greatly simplify the design and production of twisty fusion facilities called stellarators, according to scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Greifswald, Germany. PPPL founder Lyman Spitzer Jr. invented the stellarator in the early 1950s.
Permanent magnets akin to those on fridges could speed the development of fusion energy
Novel idea for simplifying stellarator design.
Feeding fusion: hydrogen ice pellets prove effective for fueling fusion plasmas
Researchers have found that injecting pellets of hydrogen ice rather than puffing hydrogen gas improves fusion performanceat the DIII-D National Fusion Facility, which General Atomics operates for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The studies by physicists based at DOE’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) compared the two methods, looking ahead to the fueling that will be used in ITER, the international fusion experiment under construction in France.
Improve the temperature
Feeding fusion: hydrogen ice pellets prove effective for fueling fusion plasmas
An improved method for sustaining high heat.
New twist in artificial intelligence could enhance the prediction of fusion disruptions
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have used Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create an innovative technique to improve the prediction of disruptions in fusion energy devices — a grand challenge in the effort to capture on Earth the fusion reactions that power the sun and stars.
New twist in artificial intelligence could enhance the prediction of fusion disruptions
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have used Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create an innovative technique to improve the prediction of disruptions in fusion energy devices — a grand challenge in the effort to capture on Earth the fusion reactions that power the sun and stars.
Design of the W7-X fusion device enables it to overcome obstacles, scientists find
A key hurdle facing fusion devices called stellarators — twisty facilities that seek to harness on Earth the fusion reactions that power the sun and stars — has been their limited ability to maintain the heat and performance of the plasma that fuels those reactions. Now collaborative research by scientists at the U.S.
Design of the W7-X fusion device enables it to overcome obstacles, scientists find
A key hurdle facing fusion devices called stellarators — twisty facilities that seek to harness on Earth the fusion reactions that power the sun and stars — has been their limited ability to maintain the heat and performance of the plasma that fuels those reactions. Now collaborative research by scientists at the U.S.
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