The most promising fusion reactor design is based on the tokamak concept which uses magnetic fields to confine the plasma. Achieving high confinement is key to the development of nuclear fusion power ...

To make further advances, scientists are, however, focusing on another NIF milestone achieved in February of 2021 – burning plasma for the first time. In NIF’s approach to harnessing fusion ...

Laser-produced plasmas have been used to create short bursts of x-rays and to accelerate particles — so-called plasma-based accelerators. Laser produced plasmas are also useful for recreating ...

Plasmas are also used in thrusters to propel space probes. Spong said he was interviewed on Live Science after publishing a paper in Physical Review Letters on Whistler waves in a tokamak plasma.

Abstract: The UKAEA's Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme aims to demonstrate the ability of low aspect ratio tokamaks to generate net electricity from deuterium-tritium (DT) ...