The world’s largest experimental tokamak nuclear fusion reactor is up and running
Japan and the European Union have officially inaugurated testing at the world’s largest experimental nuclear fusion plant. Located roughly 85...
particle physics
How a 14-year-old kid became the youngest person to achieve nuclear fusion
This story from the March 2012 issue of Popular Science covered the nuclear fusion experiments of Taylor Wilson, who was...
How a 14-year-old kid became the youngest person to achieve nuclear fusion
This story from the March 2012 issue of Popular Science covered the nuclear fusion experiments of Taylor Wilson, who was...
How physicists built the world’s smallest particle accelerator
If you think of a particle accelerator, what may come to mind is something like CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC):...
How physicists built the world’s smallest particle accelerator
If you think of a particle accelerator, what may come to mind is something like CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC):...
Gravitational wave detector now squeezes light to find more black holes
Gravitational wave observatories, such as the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), are exercises in extreme sensitivity. LIGO’s two experimental ears—one...
Gravitational wave detector now squeezes light to find more black holes
Gravitational wave observatories, such as the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), are exercises in extreme sensitivity. LIGO’s two experimental ears—one...
