Designing predictable nuclear fusion reactors requires highly accurate computer models, yet existing simulations often ...

Using measurements of the four ESA’s Cluster satellites, a study published this week in Nature Physics shows pioneering experimental evidence of magnetic reconnection also in turbulent ‘plasma’ around ...

Magnetic fields thread the largest structures in the observable universe. They trace the filaments of the cosmic web, wind through galaxy clusters, and stretch across voids spanning billions of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, scientists have been working to develop reactors that can achieve fusion to meet the increasing need for clean and ...

Scientists used some of the most advanced plasma simulations ever created to uncover how the universe builds enormous magnetic fields out of turbulence. The discovery could reshape our understanding ...

Future fusion power plants will require good plasma confinement to sustain reactions and generate energy. One way to contain plasma for fusion reactions is to use a tokamak, a device that applies ...

Whether between galaxies or within doughnut-shaped fusion devices known as tokamaks, the electrically charged fourth state of matter known as plasma regularly encounters powerful magnetic fields, ...

The Radio-Frequency Plasma Thruster (RFPT), relying on an electromagnetic coupling mechanism for plasma excitation and energy regulation, offers advantages such as high ionization efficiency, long ...

Astrophysical magnetic fields shape the dynamics of various astrophysical phenomena, from the formation of stars and galaxies to the acceleration of cosmic rays and the generation of powerful ...