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Researchers at PPPL, @Princeton and @PrincetonChem have found that a simple surface coating could make it easier to manufacture parts of transistors with less risk of damage, creating a more reliable way to make computer chips. @ecoticiasRED reports: bit.ly/4ft3lEB

.@TheOxfordMail reports on a new agreement between the @UKAEAofficial and PPPL, an @ENERGY national lab managed by @Princeton, to advance the development of fusion energy and deepen collaboration on fusion science and technology. bit.ly/44VO2ON

The SOSV HAX Plasma Forge has found a home at the historic SRI campus near PPPL. Led by @SOSV, @NewJerseyEDA and the Lab, the project aims to launch and grow startups focused on plasma technology and promote industry collaboration. @NJBiz reports: bit.ly/4fu4pIs

How can we shrink instrument suites to meet the tight limits needed for #fusionenergy? A team at DIII-D led by @PPPLab scientists is testing a new #AI model, Diag2Diag, to supplement existing diagnostic data with synthetic data. Learn more: science.osti.gov/fes/Highlights…

Digital twins can use real-time data in a virtual system to accurately reflect real-world performance. @Energies_Media reports @TheaEnergy's partnership with @nvidia, @Synopsys, @argonne & PPPL to create a digital twin for Thea's stellarator fusion system. bit.ly/4eW2pHx

Congratulations to Dane deQuilettes on making @scieam's Young American Scientists list! 🎊 At @Princeton @EPrinceton and PPPL, he studies how minerals can create better solar cells and explores how to create materials for quantum information sciences. bit.ly/3RkRZte

.@InnoNewsNetwork reports on a new collaboration between PPPL and @UKAEAofficial, which supports both nations' ambitions to deliver commercial fusion energy and will focus on advancing the physics and technology basis for future fusion power plants. bit.ly/4gSAkDx

A new agreement between PPPL and @UKAEAofficial strengthens trans-Atlantic fusion energy cooperation and expands scientific, academic and educational partnership across fusion science and technology. bit.ly/3SvjJvx

Join Kate Borowiec with @ORNL to explore how agentic workflows can help navigate the complex, integrated computer frameworks that help simulate aspects of fusion. The #AI4Fusion Colloquium will take place Wednesday, July 1 at 4 p.m. ET. Attend online: bit.ly/4oCh9zV

The American Nuclear Society (@ANS_org) reports on delivery of the National Spherical Torus Experiment-Upgrade's central magnet bundle, a school bus-sized component that will help NSTX-U play a critical role in determining the future of commercial fusion. bit.ly/44hLfz3

Well done to Jacobs Group’s Yury Polyachenko on a collaboration with @PPPLab during his recent internship: “Transition Metal Dichalcogenide MoS2: Oxygen and Fluorine Functionalization for Selective Plasma Processing.” Enjoy the PPPL story here: bit.ly/4voCjny

A simple surface coating could make it easier to reliably make parts of next-generation silicon computer chips and a promising new class of materials called transition metal dichalcogenides. Learn more about this collaborative research with @PrincetonChem. bit.ly/4eg2FCg

PPPL's Máté Lampert has been awarded the Károly Simonyi Memorial Plaque from the Hungarian Nuclear Society for his “achievements in the development of beam diagnostics and the study of scrape-off layer plasma turbulence.” Learn more. ➡️ bit.ly/3S27V3H

On June 3, a flatbed truck arrived at the front gates of @PPPLab carrying a piece of machinery that could influence the course of energy innovation in the United States — the central magnet bundle for the National Spherical Torus Experiment-Upgrade (NSTX-U), a compact fusion system designed to be the most powerful of its kind in the world: bit.ly/4xon5Ar

Special delivery. 🚚 The 23,000 pound, 20-foot long central magnet bundle for the National Spherical Torus Experiment-Upgrade (NSTX-U) made a grand entrance to PPPL marking a new era of fusion energy research for the Lab, the nation and the world. bit.ly/4g82ytu

In alignment with @energy's #GenesisMission, @TheaEnergy has announced plans to collaborate with @nvidia, @Synopsys, @argonne and PPPL to build a digital twin for its Helios fusion power plant. PPPL will supply key plasma modeling and computational tools. bit.ly/4oytmWl

We're collaborating on the first digital twin of a #stellarator #fusion power plant leveraging world leading AI, physics, & engineering with @nvidia, @Synopsys, @argonne and @PPPLab. News: ow.ly/tjun50Z8Nha 📍At FusionXAmericas this week, stop by our booth to learn more.

A new machine for a new era. ⚛️ With delivery of a critical component for the National Spherical Torus Experiment-Upgrade (NSTX-U), a powerful and compact fusion system, PPPL ushers in new possibilities for fusion innovation. bit.ly/42C2CdQ

.@doescience highlights a twisty path to fusion energy, with stellarator development by PPPL and @TheaEnergy. The Basic to Breakthrough series shows how investments from @ENERGY's Office of Science have led to new technologies that are changing the world. bit.ly/4o16bDq

Congratulations to @SOSV @hax_co on announcing the new home of the NJ HAX Plasma Forge, a collaboration with PPPL and @NewJerseyEDA to launch and grow startups focused on plasma technology.