MIT researchers said they have succeeded in using radio waves to mix the 50 million-degree C plasma at its Alcator C-Mod fusion reactor. While a host of obstacles remain for bringing commercial fusion reactors online, the ability to use radio waves to quell plasma turbulence has been a stumbling block to further progress.
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