New discoveries about the nature of light could improve methods for heating fusion plasma

Princeton NJ (SPX) May 26, 2024

Both literally and figuratively, light pervades the world. It banishes darkness, conveys telecommunications signals between continents and makes visible the invisible, from faraway galaxies to the smallest bacterium. Light can also help heat the plasma within ring-shaped devices known as tokamaks(Link is external) as scientists worldwide strive to harness the fusion(Link is external) process to