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Science & Technology
March 7, 2019 | 07:47 am

Researchers turn liquid metal into a plasma

For the first time, researchers at Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) have found a way to turn a liquid metal into a plasma and to observe the temperature where a liquid under high-density conditions crosses over to a plasma state.

topics: Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Mohamed Zaghoo, nuclear fusion, planets, research finding,
Science & Technology
January 31, 2019 | 01:00 pm

With data science, Rochester’s laser lab moves closer to controlled nuclear fusion

One of the biggest challenges to controlled nuclear fusion has been the lack of accurate models to predict increased fusion energy yields. Now a Rochester team of more than 50 scientists has used “big data” to triple fusion yields.

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, featured-post-side, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, nuclear fusion, research finding,
Science & Technology
October 9, 2018 | 03:53 pm

What is fusion, and why is it so difficult to create?

“All the stars, including the sun, are powered by fusion. We are here because of fusion. But fusion is really hard to create,” says E. Michael Campbell, director of the Laboratory for Laser Energetics.

topics: events, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Michael Campbell, nuclear fusion,
Science & Technology
December 28, 2017 | 09:12 am

Supercomputer aids Rochester’s quest for inertial confinement fusion

Hussein Aluie, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has been awarded an additional 90 million hours of computer time in 2018 by the US Department of Energy to produce detailed simulations of fluid instabilities that hinder fusion “ignition.”

topics: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, nuclear fusion, research funding,
Science & Technology
September 6, 2016 | 02:55 pm

A first for direct-drive fusion

Experiments have created the conditions capable of producing a fusion yield that’s five times higher than the current record laser-fusion energy yield. The new work represents an important advance in a long-standing national research initiative to develop fusion as an energy source.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, energy, Laboratory of Laser Energetics, lasers, Michael Campbell, Natural Sciences, nuclear fusion, Riccardo Betti, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
June 30, 2015 | 11:46 am

Funding aimed at fusion energy awarded to Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Sandia National Laboratories collaboration

The award seeks to build upon recent successes of Sandia’s Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MagLIF) concept. The concept uses a laser to heat fusion fuel contained in a small cylinder as it is compressed by the huge magnetic field of Sandia’s massive Z accelerator.

topics: energy, grant, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, lasers, magnetism, nuclear fusion,
University News
April 3, 2014 | 02:52 pm

Riccardo Betti named inaugural Robert L. McCrory Professor

Riccardo Betti, professor of mechanical engineering and of physics and astronomy and assistant director for academic affairs at the Laborator for Laser Energetics, was named the inaugural Robert L. McCrory Professor.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, nuclear fusion, professorships, Riccardo Betti, Robert McCrory,