Fusion
2011 NSE Doctoral Research Expo
March 23, 2011
A step toward fusion power
December 2, 2010
MIT advance could help remove contaminants that slow fusion reactions, and may bring practical fusion power plants a bit closer to reality.
John Rice awarded IAEA Nuclear Fusion Prize
October 26, 2010
New project aims for fusion ignition
May 10, 2010
MIT-led Ignitor reactor could be the world’s first to reach major milestone, perhaps paving the way for eventual power production.
Also labeled: Energy, Nuclear science and engineering, Physics, Plasma, Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Congressman Markey visits Plasma Science and Fusion Center
February 8, 2010
Lawmaker observes experiments under way at campus facility
Also labeled: Energy, Plasma, Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Policy, Nuclear science and engineering
Levitating magnet brings space physics to fusion
January 25, 2010
Tests on a machine that mimics a planet’s magnetic field show that it may offer an ‘alternative path’ to taming nuclear fusion for power generation.
Porkolab to receive Maxwell Prize
October 23, 2009
Prof. Miklos Porkolab will receive the Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics on November 4, during a meeting of the American Physical Society - Division of Plasma Physics.
PSFC collaborates on new Plasma Surface Interactions Center
October 13, 2009
The Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) has partnered with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the University of California, Berkeley to create a new center for the study of Plasma Surface Interactions (PSI).








