Mayonnaise aids in the advancement of nuclear fusion research
• Scientists at Lehigh University are using mayonnaise as an unexpected model to study plasma behavior in fusion reactors.
• Mayonnaise, normally thought of as a solid, can behave more like a fluid under certain pressure circumstances, similar to plasma, the superheated state of matter required for nuclear fusion.
• Fusion reactions power the sun, and if harnessed on Earth, could provide a nearly endless and clean energy source.
• The team's previous study in 2019 also utilized mayonnaise to investigate fusion physics.