Going quantum to unlock plants’ secrets
By Kevin McElwee When it comes to green living, nobody does it better than plants. When plants convert light into fuel through photosynthesis, not a single particle of light is Continue Reading →
Category: U. S. Department of Energy
Discovery provides a path to safe, clean, plentiful energy
By John Greenwald Fusion — the energy-producing reaction that powers our sun and most stars — can be a safe, clean and virtually limitless source for generating electricity on Earth, ending Continue Reading →
The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory: The quest for clean energy continues
FUSION — the energy-making process that powers the sun — could provide us with a near limitless source of energy, ending our dependence on fossil fuels for making electricity. This Continue Reading →
Elusive particles found
IN THE PAST YEAR, PRINCETON PHYSICISTS have detected two particles that were predicted decades ago to exist but had not been found until now. Both particles were detected using a Continue Reading →
A farewell to arms? New technique could aid nuclear disarmament
SCIENTISTS at Princeton University and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) are developing a system to verify the presence of nuclear warheads without collecting classified information, Continue Reading →
Captured on video: Virus-sized particle trying to enter cell
RESEARCHERS AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY achieved an unprecedented look at a virus-like particle as it tries to break into and infect a cell. The video reveals the particle zipping around in Continue Reading →
