A group of scientists has developed special CO2-derived carbon nanotubes that can generate sustained plasma almost instantly when exposed to microwaves from a standard microwave oven. Plasma is the ...

The new approach called the Water-based Electric Thrusters (WET) aims to develop a method of converting water into plasma, a ...

Russian scientists have developed a plasma electric rocket engine that could enable travel to Mars in just one to two months.

For decades, fusion researchers struggled with neutron isotropy, a key indicator of scalable plasma stability. Zap Energy’s ...

A surprising discovery reveals that carbon nanotubes made from CO2 spontaneously create intense, stable plasma in ordinary ...

K’s microwave plasma technology, called UniMelt, uses beams of tightly controlled thermal plasma to melt or vaporize ...

Now, a new and compact fusion reactor in Spain—the SMall Aspect Ratio Tokamak, or SMART—is further experimenting with ...

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has elevated Arati Dasgupta, Ph.D., an internationally ...

A new technical paper titled “Understanding and Optimizing Oxygen Plasma Treatment for Enhanced Cu-Cu Bonding Application” ...

Yevgeny Raitses and Elena Belova were named PPPL’s 2024 Distinguished Research Fellows for their exceptional contributions to plasma physics. Their pioneering work in low-temperature plasma and fusion ...

The company aims to demonstrate the critical fusion energy milestone of producing more ... However, this achievement is only possible if the plasma doesn't melt the device. Researchers from ...

The breakthrough by the Institute of Plasma Physics (ASIPP) at the Hefei Institute of Physical Science represents a significant step forward in the quest for fusion ...