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Welcome to Plasma Matters, the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory’s community newsletter.
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We hope you enjoy our quarterly community e-newsletter, formerly FLASH, with news about PPPL and our research. Please contact ppplenews@pppl.gov with questions or comments.
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AI meets plasma physics
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Researchers use artificial intelligence to solve a major problem in fusion reactions: how to predict major disruptions that can halt fusion reactions and damage the walls of fusion reactors called tokamaks.
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The Olympics of STEM at New Jersey Regional Science Bowl
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The New Jersey Regional Science Bowl was the Olympics of
STEM for 16 middle school teams and 32 teams battling it out in challenging
rounds of questions testing their skill and knowledge.
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Casting doubt on extraterrestial life on other planets
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Researchers led by a PPPL space physicist say stellar wind
could make exoplanets uninhabitable for extraterrestrial life.
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Tours take you behind the scenes at PPPL
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Did you know that PPPL offers tours for school groups from
middle school through graduate school, senior citizens, businesses, and any
group of 10 or more people? There are
also public tours the first and third Friday of most months at 10 a.m.
Pre-registration is required.
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Meet interim director Rich Hawryluk
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PPPL’s interim director is an internationally known physicist
and a former deputy director of PPPL.
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A diagnostic for national laser facility
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PPPL’s scientists deliver a high-resolution X-ray spectrometer to analyze data on the largest and most powerful laser facility in the world.
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Understanding nanoparticles
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PPPL researchers develop tools to better understand
nanoparticles.
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Can lithium solve a major challenge in fusion?
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A team of PPPL scientists and their Chinese collaborators explore whether lithium can solve a major problem in fusion experiments.
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An award for computer-chip technology
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Three PPPL scientists win a prestigious award for a technology that could be used to produce the next generation of integrated circuits.
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Supercomputers for fusion research |
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Two PPPL researchers will lead fusion research teams on two of the most powerful
supercomputers in the nation.
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