PPPL finishes construction on its $94 million National Spherical Torus Experiment-Upgrade, the most powerful machine of its kind in the world.

Science buffs of all ages can feast on a smorgasbord of science lectures every Saturday from January through early March at PPPL’s Ronald E. Hatcher Science on Saturday Lecture Series. 

Scientists at PPPL come up with a plasma-based technique to help solve the thorny problem of nuclear waste disposal. 

PPPL celebrates its contributions to a physics experiment in Germany that could chart a new course for fusion energy. 

Larry Bernard brings a wealth of communications experience to his position as PPPL’s new communications director. 

The American Geophysical Union bestows an honor on PPPL physicist Amitava Bhattacharjee that just a tiny fraction of members receive. 

PPPL mourns the passing of a physicist whose numerous inventions helped scientists all over the world get a clearer picture of fusion experiments. 

PPPL produces a comic book that focuses on a real super power – the power to produce the same energy that powers the sun and stars.

A synthetic muscle experiment developed with PPPL’s help will spend a few more months in space before coming back to earth. 

PPPL popped up in the media many times in the last few months of 2015. Highlights include an article in Science by writer Dan Clery about the Wendelstein 7-X experiment in Germany, an interview with PPPL staff physicist Egemen Koleman for a Forbes article, and an article about PPPL’s fusion comic book on PhysicsWorld.com.