In a remarkable public lecture in 1920, Arthur Eddington speculated that fusion might become the ultimate long-term energy source. More than a century later, the world is approaching a milestone: generating electricity from fusion for the first time. The National Academies have recommended that “the Department of Energy and the ...
Magnetized plasmas - both in nature and in the laboratory - frequently erupt in sudden, dramatic events that release large amounts of energy and disrupt confinement. This poses a serious challenge for magnetic fusion concepts, as gigajoules of energy can be unleashed in fractions of a millisecond, potentially damaging structural ...
