MIT, Columbia Engineering in new joint project to explore space weather
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Mysterious electron acceleration explained
Computer simulation identifies source of aurora-causing high-speed electrons in space
New project aims for fusion ignition
MIT-led Ignitor reactor could be the world’s first to reach major milestone, perhaps paving the way for eventual power production.
Middle School Outreach Day at the Plasma Science and Fusion Center turns 21
Schools return yearly for hands-on opportunities
Congressman Markey visits Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Lawmaker observes experiments under way at campus facility
Peering inside an artificial sun
Techniques developed by MIT center provide detailed images from the inside of hellishly hot core of advanced fusion experiments
PSFC collaborates on new Plasma Surface Interactions Center
The Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) has partnered with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the University of California, Berkeley to create a new center for the study of Plasma Surface Interactions (PSI).