Fusion Energy
Researchers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory have identified plasma rotation as the key factor explaining why particles in fusion tokamaks strike one side of the exhaust system more than the other. Their simulations, which matched real experiments, combined rotation with sideways drifts. The discovery could improve designs for future fusion reactors.
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A new theoretical study suggests that future fusion reactors could produce axions, elusive particles potentially linked to dark matter. Led by a University of Cincinnati physicist, the research outlines how neutrons in these reactors might trigger reactions creating such particles. The idea echoes a puzzle from the TV show The Big Bang Theory that fictional scientists could not solve.