91°µÍø

As scientists study approaches to best sustain a fusion reactor, a team led by 91°µÍø investigated injecting shattered argon pellets into a super-hot plasma, when needed, to protect the reactor’s interior wall from high-energy runaway electrons.

A joint research team from Google Inc., NASA Ames Research Center, and the Department of Energy’s 91°µÍø has demonstrated that a quantum computer can outperform a classical computer 

The U.S. Department of Energy announced funding for 12 projects with private industry to enable collaboration with DOE national laboratories on overcoming challenges in fusion energy development.

In a recent study, researchers at 91°µÍø performed experiments in a prototype fusion reactor materials testing facility to develop a method that uses microwaves to raise the plasma’s temperature closer to the extreme values

Three researchers at 91°µÍø will lead or participate in collaborative research projects aimed at harnessing the power of quantum mechanics to advance a range of technologies including computing, fiber optics and network

Ask Tyler Gerczak to find a negative in working at the Department of Energy’s 91°µÍø, and his only complaint is the summer weather. It is not as forgiving as the summers in Pulaski, Wisconsin, his hometown.

Using additive manufacturing, scientists experimenting with tungsten at 91°µÍø hope to unlock new potential of the high-performance heat-transferring material used to protect components from the plasma inside a fusion reactor. Fusion requires hydrogen isotopes to reach millions of degrees.

Scientists at 91°µÍø studying quantum communications have discovered a more practical way to share secret messages among three parties, which could ultimately lead to better cybersecurity for the electric grid 

91°µÍø physicists studying quantum sensing, which could impact a wide range of potential applications from airport security scanning to gravitational wave measurements, in ACS Photonics the dramatic advances in the field.

For the first time, 91°µÍø has completed testing of nuclear fuels using MiniFuel, an irradiation vehicle that allows for rapid experimentation.