The WEST tokamak just broke the record for retaining hot fusion plasma, holding on to it for an unprecedented 22 minutes. WEST and other tokamaks are paving the way for ITER which, upon completion ...

Achieving this performance means that the plasma must retain ... High-temperature superconducting magnets made from REBCO, an acronym for rare-earth barium copper oxide, make it possible to create ...

Plasma physics is the study of a state of matter comprising charged particles. Plasmas are usually created by heating a gas until the electrons become detached from their parent atom or molecule ...

Voronov said that with plasma engines, the travel time required for such a space mission can be reduced to as little as one to two months, “meaning it will be possible to send an astronaut to Mars and ...

Unlike blood donation, which can often be done every eight weeks, you can donate plasma more often, up to twice a week. However, different organization may have their own guidelines on how often you ...

WEST sustained hydrogen plasma for over 20 minutes using 2 MW heating, marking a key milestone as experiments move to higher power.