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Advancing future fusion power plant designs with laser research

A collaboration between the University of Leeds, UKAEA, and Oxford Cryosystems has shown how innovative laser technology has the potential to shape the future of fusion power plants.

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Quantum Cascade Terahertz Laser chip (QCL THz) mounted inside the customised Oxford Cryosystems Phenix vacuum chamber at the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) Culham Campus in United Kingdom

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Quantum machine offers peek into “dance” of cosmic bubbles

Physicists have performed a groundbreaking simulation they say sheds new light on an elusive phenomenon that could determine the ultimate fate of the universe.

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Advancing fusion power
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Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Open Days 2025

Advancing future fusion power plant designs with laser research

Quantum machine offers peek into “dance” of cosmic bubbles