Taming thermonuclear plasma with a snowflake
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 06:10
in Physics & Chemistry
Physicists working on the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory are now one step closer to solving one of the grand challenges of magnetic fusion research -- how to reduce the effect that the hot plasma has on fusion machine walls (or how to tame the plasma-material interface).