UW News
Chris Hansen
July 22, 2021
Gaming graphics card allows faster, more precise control of fusion energy experiments
![A prototype of the UW's current fusion experiment.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2014/10/04180459/hitsi_3-150x150.jpg)
UW researchers have developed a method that uses a gaming graphics card to control plasma formation in their prototype fusion reactor.