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Princeton – Koel applies science of surface chemistry to fusion research at PPPL

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Princeton – Koel applies science of surface chemistry to fusion research at PPPLKoel applies science of surface chemistry to fusion research at PPPL

By Catherine Zandonella | 26 March 2012 – 12:00 p.m.

In the lab down the hall from Bruce Koel’s new office, the temperature is about to go up over 11 million degrees Centigrade in a hot tub-sized chamber that cradles the energy of a burning star.

The chamber is housed at the U. S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Lab (PPPL), where scientists are exploring ways to harness the fusion of atoms, the same process that fuels the sun and other stars, to provide safe, clean and abundant energy for homes and businesses.

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