Princeton Researchers Find A Lower-Energy Route To Fusion Ignition

Princeton Researchers Find A Lower-Energy Route To Fusion Ignition Authored by Haley Zaremba via OilPrice.com, A new Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory model finds that heating plasma first and compressing it second could sharply cut the energy needed to reach fusion ignition. Tungsten at just one part in 10,000 could double the pressure ignition requires, a red flag for the dozen-plus next-gen machines built with tungsten walls. The findings are theoretical, but a liquid lithium coating could keep tungsten out of the plasma as AI-era money keeps pouring into fusion. A new model for nuclear...