Tokamak - Wikipedia
The tokamak is the leading candidate of magnetic confinement fusion designs being developed to produce controlled thermonuclear fusion power. [3] Tokamaks use a combination of a central …
DOE Explains...Tokamaks - Department of Energy
Fusion energy scientists believe that tokamaks are the leading plasma confinement concept for future fusion power plants. In a tokamak, magnetic field coils confine plasma particles to allow the plasma …
Tokamak | Fusion Reactor, Plasma Confinement & Magnetic Field
Dec 23, 2025 · Tokamak, device used in nuclear-fusion research for magnetic confinement of plasma. It consists of a complex system of magnetic fields that confine the plasma of reactive charged particles …
Chinese tokamak achieves progress in high-density operation
2 days ago · A tokamak device is a toroidal device that uses magnetic confinement to achieve controlled nuclear fusion, resembling a spiral 'magnetic track' that locks in high-temperature plasma to achieve …
Tokamak experiments exceed plasma density limit, offering new …
Jan 1, 2026 · Researchers working on China's fully superconducting Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) have experimentally accessed a theorized "density-free regime" …
Key Bottleneck for Tokamak Fusion Has Been Overcome Key …
Jan 3, 2026 · In a potential new milestone for fusion energy research, researchers in China report achieving a state once only theorized for fusion plasmas, enabling stable operation under conditions …
Tokamak Reactors and the Key to Nuclear Fusion
Jun 27, 2025 · Developed in the 1950s by Soviet physicists, the tokamak was the first device to demonstrate that magnetic fields could effectively confine extremely hot plasma long enough to …
Inside the Tokamak: Scientists Crack the Code to Stable Fusion Energy
Jan 10, 2025 · Researchers are closing in on the potential of nuclear fusion, the process that powers the stars, as a clean and inexhaustible energy source. At the heart of this effort is the tokamak reactor …
What is a tokamak? - ITER
The tokamak is an experimental machine designed to harness the energy of fusion; inside a tokamak, a fusion plasma is created and confined by strong magnetic fields.
Tokamak | Understanding Fusion Reactors
May 29, 2024 · A tokamak is a fusion reactor utilizing magnetic fields to confine plasma in a toroidal shape, facilitating controlled nuclear fusion reactions for energy.