Researchers have discovered that microscopic magnetic turbulence can cause magnetic reconnection, which could help optimize plasma for fusion.

Frank Geurts is a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice and co-spokesperson of the RHIC STAR collaboration.

DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory Committee Established in 1977 and jointly commissioned by NSF and DOE. Produced long-range plans for the field of nuclear science every 5-7 years, publishing its last ...

Muon beams can now be created in a device that is the length of a ruler.

Imagine industrial processes that make materials or chemical compounds faster, cheaper, and with fewer steps than ever before ...

The race is on to harness the near-infinite power of nuclear fusion—by building a star on Earth. And scientists are closer ...

Researchers account for constant change in plasma's composition within models centered around the solar atmosphere.

A team of international physicists has brought Bayes’ centuries-old probability rule into the quantum world. By applying the ...

A new University of Michigan study offers one of the most detailed pictures so far of how violent sun storms spread across ...

Living up to its name, University of Washington spin-off company ZAP Energy's Century system is developing fusion power ...

The strong nuclear force may abruptly loosen its grip on the fundamental particles that make up matter at a special “critical ...