‘We can’t use an oven thermometer’: New tool can peer into superhot fusion reactors

Device will give scientists valuable insights into what are otherwise ‘black box’ fusion reactions, says scientist at US research lab

The ALPACA measurement device being aligned using red and green lasers.
The ALPACA measurement device being aligned using red and green lasers.Foto: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Published 2 May 2024, 15:33Updated 2 May 2024, 15:33