Imagine a group of students, sitting in a circle, discussing what they’ve discovered during lab time. Though it seems normal, they are actually discussing alpha, beta and gamma radiation. In Live Oak ...

More information: Genevieve DiBari et al, Using Hexbugs (TM) to model gas pressure and electrical conduction: A pandemic-inspired distance lab, American Journal of Physics (2022). DOI: 10.1119/5. ...

At the Columbia Plasma Physics Lab, researchers are tackling one of the most pressing challenges in creating clean energy: making nuclear fusion a viable power source. Unlike nuclear fission—the type ...