Exocyst study reveals new roles for protein complex in membrane fusion
The role of the exocyst in exocytosis. Credit: Seung-Hak Lee, medical student, School of Biological Sciences and Institute of Molecular ...
Tag: fusion
In the plasma of a fusion device, a strong ion temperature gradient slows the growth of magnetic islands
Contour plot of electron temperature (left) and radial profiles of electron temperature (center) and ion temperature (right) on an island, ...
New AI models of plasma heating lead to important fixes in computer code used for fusion research
Balance configurations used for (a) NSTX and (b) WEST databases, corresponding to plans 138,506 and 56,898, respectively. On the left, ...
Putting an end to extravagant behavior in fusion reactors
This cross section of ITER shows the internal walls of the fusion system. New experimental results suggest that sprinkling boron ...
Researchers Create Database of AI Models to Find New Alloys for Nuclear Fusion Plants
This illustration shows how atomic configurations with equiatomic concentration of niobium (Nb), tantalum (Ta), and vanadium (V) can become disordered. ...
Quenching the intense heat of a fusion plasma may require a well-placed liquid metal evaporator
This photo, taken by PPPL associate research physicist Eric Emdee, is a figurative reminder of the lithium vapor cave proposed ...
Fusion Research Center’s Latest Tritium Experiments Generate New Energy Record
View from inside the Joint European Torus tokamak at pulse #104522 on October 3, 2023, which set a new fusion ...
Scientists create effective ‘spark plug’ for direct-drive inertial confinement fusion experiments
View of the interior of the OMEGA target chamber during a direct-drive inertial fusion experiment at the University of Rochester ...
Researchers visualize energetic ion flow in fusion devices
Measured (left) and simulated (right) energetic ion fluxes in DIII-D plasmas. From the injected energies of the neutral beams, the ...
Inauguration of a Japanese experimental nuclear fusion reactor
The world's largest operating experimental nuclear fusion reactor was inaugurated Friday in Japan, a technology that is in its infancy ...
