"Revolutionary Breakthrough Paves the Way for Controlled Fusion Energy on Earth"

Researchers have made a breakthrough discovery in mitigating damaging runaway electrons in tokamak fusion devices by harnessing Alfvén waves. These waves, which have historically reduced the efficiency of tokamak reactors, were found to diffuse high-energy electrons before they could cause damage. The circular process involves runaways creating instabilities that generate Alfvén waves, preventing avalanches from forming. The findings provide a link between these waves and the generation of runaway electrons, potentially leading to the development of tokamak designs that naturally mitigate runaway electron damage. This discovery could accelerate the arrival of controlled fusion energy on Earth and have implications for the advancement of the ITER project.