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Phys.Org
Super-X' design shows major advantages in handling hot exhaust of fusion energy
A research team designed a way to work more effectively with plasma based on a concept from the UT Austin Institute for Fusion Studies.
The Texas Scientist
Futuristic Fuels
Some of the most revolutionary ideas for powering our society sound a bit like science fiction, requiring only cheap, abundant resources.
University of Texas-led Team Solves a Big Problem for Fusion Energy
Their method to speed up the design of “magnetic bottles” offers an answer to a complex 70-year-old challenge.
UT News
The Sun’s Corona: A Boiling Pot On An Ice Cube
Jarrod Bianco and Maile Marriott, two graduate students working with physicist Anna Tenerani, talk heliophysics.
Department of Physics
Physicist Receives Major Award for Plasma Research
Philip Morrison won the 2023 John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research from the American Physical Society.
Seven Natural Sciences Faculty Receive NSF CAREER Awards
Learn about faculty members from UT Austin's College of Natural Sciences who have been awarded CAREER Awards from the National Science Foundation.
Department of Physics
Phil Morrison Wins Humboldt Research Award
Philip Morrison, a professor at UT Austin's Institute for Fusion Studies, won the Carl Friedrich von Siemens Humboldt Research Award.