For the first time, scientists at PPPL have built a stellarator using permanent magnets, a technique that could show a simple way to build future devices for less cost and allow researchers to test new concepts for future fusion power plants. bit.ly/4d0cXn3

🎵 'On an island in the sun, we'll be playing and having fun...' 🎵

We may not be on a tropical island like weezer, but PPPL researchers have paired two methods to fine-tune magnetic islands & suppress instabilities to enhance plasma control for #fusion . bit.ly/4aA91YP

Last week's #NJAISummit at Princeton University explored the rapidly evolving possibilities and challenges of artificial intelligence. PPPL and hundreds of leaders from across the region began to chart a course for NJ’s role in the future of #AI . bit.ly/3JEr7Nz

The PPPL recently opened its Quantum Diamond Lab, a space devoted to studying and refining the processes involved in using plasma to create high-quality diamond material for quantum information science applications.

Tour the lab: bit.ly/49PNATd #WorldQuantumDay

Celebrate #WorldQuantumDay by learning about quantum diamond, which can help us harness the properties of atoms and particles to speed up computers, enable secure communications and measure with unparalleled precision. bit.ly/4aolMFr

On #WorldQuantumDay , diamonds are a Lab’s best friend! 💎 PPPL recently opened the Quantum Diamond Lab, which focuses on the growth of quantum materials for quantum sensing and other applications. PPPL is an U.S. Department of Energy national lab managed by Princeton University. bit.ly/4aolMFr

Another step forward for international #fusion cooperation! ⚛️

The US & Japan announced a joint partnership to accelerate commercial fusion. Reuters: reut.rs/3xDpMUs PPPL's global collaborations include LHD and JT-60SA in Japan. bit.ly/3JhkkZK

Today, leaders from the region and beyond — including PPPL Lab Director Steve Cowley — are at #PrincetonU to discuss AI applications in health, finance, sustainable energy and technology, as well as the implications of AI for society. Follow along #NJAISummit .

The Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) reactor has marked a new record for plasma containment — an achievement aided by improved materials, as well as PPPL optimization models to avoid common plasma instabilities. Popular Mechanics reports ⬇️ bit.ly/3U9jEfm

When we say unicorn 🦄, you say rainbow 🌈! On #NationalUnicornDay enjoy a prism breaking up the light emitted by a plasma, the electrically charged fourth state of matter that scientists are studying to harness the fusion reactions that power the sun 🌞 and stars 🌟.

No eclipse of the 💛 here at PPPL!

Staff gathered at the Lab to catch a glimpse of the solar #eclipse using pinhole viewers, eclipse glasses and eclipse camera lenses. See how the sun ☀️ plays a starring role in our quest for fusion energy: bit.ly/3PmWsGc

Perturbing a fusion plasma sounds like a bad idea. But scientists Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, PPPL, General Atomics, UCLA & Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) working DIII-D National Fusion Facility found that certain magnetic perturbations can better confine plasma in a tokamak. It could aid future plant design: energy.gov/science/fes/ar…

Can’t wait to see the fourth state of matter on display during the #eclipse on Monday! ☀️⚛️

When it comes to learning about the sun ☀️ 'we're living in an extraordinary times,' says David McComas, professor at Princeton University, vice president for PPPL, and principal investigator for NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP). bit.ly/3TJzfkj

We've built our first stellarator using permanent magnets, 🧲 which opens the door for new plasma physics research. ➡️ bit.ly/49qNBMh

But, what is a stellarator? PrincetonGrad student Alex LeViness explains in just #60Seconds . ⬇️

It's #GraduateStudentAppreciationWeek and we 💛 all the incredible PrincetonGrad students across the Lab!

The Princeton Program in Plasma Physics is a graduate program within the Department of Astrophysical Sciences at @princeton. #GSAW24 bit.ly/3VH0Xkp

Great to see PPPL’s Yevgeny Raitses sharing his perspective as an expert in experimental plasma physics as part of conversation on core facilities at the Princeton Materials Institute symposium.

Congrats to alumnus Ian Ochs (2016-20; Princeton University/PPPL) who is first author on two papers featured in Journal of Plasma Physics's 2023 Early Career Collection. The collection represents top #plasmaphysics papers whose authors received a PhD less than five years prior to article submission.

We are proud to play a major role in DIII-D National Fusion Facility by contributing to experimentation, #fusion theory, engineering and facility operations. Learn more about DIII-D in this video by Yahoo Finance.

Coming in at 8️⃣ on this list from Interesting Engineering are PPPL’s National Spherical Torus Experiment-Upgrade and our Lithium Tokamak Experiment-Beta. Learn more about they are driving #fusion innovation.