U.S. Department of Energy

Study shows routes for recycling carbon dioxide and coal waste into useful products
Sept. 27, 2024
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Written by Steven Schultz, Office of Engineering Communications

A congressionally mandated study led by Princeton's Emily Carter has released a comprehensive roadmap for research and policies to enable large-scale recycling of carbon pollution into high-demand, useful products like fuels and construction materials.

The release follows a 

Apprenticeship program at PPPL to expand with DOE funding 
Sept. 25, 2024
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Written by B. Rose Huber, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) will expand its apprenticeship program model nationally, thanks to funding from the DOE’s Office of…

Lan Gao wins a DOE $2.75 million early career award to develop innovative diagnostic tools for future fusion energy devices
Sept. 20, 2024
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Written by Jeanne Jackson DeVoe, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) research physicist Lan Gao has received a 2024 

News Producing ‘green ammonia’ using plasma will be the focus of a new Princeton-PPPL project
Sept. 18, 2024
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Written by B.Rose Huber, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs

Project supported by a $3.6 million National Science Foundation grant

A new collaborative research project will provide potential solutions for decarbonizing chemical plants, helping to establish American leadership in “green manufacturing.”

The project is supported by a $3.6 million grant from the…

Trailblazers in plasma turbulence computer simulations win 2024 James Clerk Maxwell Prize
Sept. 16, 2024
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Written by Rachel Kremen, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Greg Hammett and Bill Dorland are recognized for groundbreaking contributions to plasma physics

A pair of physicists with long ties to the U.S. Department of Energy(Link is external)’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) are…

Using artificial intelligence to speed up and improve the most computationally intensive aspects of plasma physics in fusion
May 17, 2024
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Written by Rachel Kremen, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

The intricate dance of atoms fusing and releasing energy has fascinated scientists for decades. Now, human ingenuity and artificial intelligence are coming together at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics…

Quantum crystal of frozen electrons—the Wigner crystal—is visualized for the first time
April 10, 2024
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Written by Tom Garlinghouse for the Department of Physics

Electrons—these infinitesimally small particles that are known to zip around atoms—continue to amaze scientists despite the more than a century that scientists have studied them. Now, physicists at Princeton University have pushed the boundaries of our understanding of these minute particles by visualizing, for the first time, direct evidence…

Physicists discover a novel quantum state in an elemental solid
April 10, 2024
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Written by Tom Garlinghouse for the Department of Physics

Physicists have observed a novel quantum effect termed “hybrid topology” in a crystalline material. This finding opens up a new range of possibilities for the development of efficient materials and technologies for next-generation quantum science and engineering.  

The finding, published on 

Princeton scientists discover exotic quantum interference effect in a topological insulator device
Feb. 21, 2024
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Written by Tom Garlinghouse for the Department of Physics

New findings open possibilities for future developments in quantum physics, spin-based electronics

Engineers use AI to wrangle fusion power for the grid
Feb. 21, 2024
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Written by Colton Poore, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

In the blink of an eye, the unruly, superheated plasma that drives a fusion reaction can lose its stability and escape the strong magnetic fields confining it within the donut-shaped fusion reactor. These getaways frequently spell the end of the reaction, posing a core…