The newly installed D-shaped magnet is the first of 18 that will form a doughnut-like structure to confine and compress ...

In a landmark achievement for fusion energy, ITER has completed all components for the world's largest, most powerful pulsed superconducting electromagnet system. ITER is an international ...

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After a decade of silence, one of the most powerful magnets in the universe suddenly burst back to life in late 2018. The reawakening of this “magnetar”, a city-sized star named XTE J1810-197 born ...

Yuhu Zhai leads PPPL’s new High-Field Magnet Test Facility, a collaborative research space open to researchers in both academia and private industry. The lab will enable the design and construction of ...

PPPL researchers have found a way to build powerful magnets smaller than before, aiding the design and construction of machines that could help the world harness the power of the sun to create ...

Gregory Desvignes received funding from European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant “BlackHoleCam” Grant Agreement Number 610058. Patrick Weltevrede receives funding from Science and Technology ...