Researchers, led by Arindam Banerjee, are using mayonnaise to study the structural integrity of fusion capsules in inertial confinement fusion, a potential source of limitless clean energy. Their studies help understand and control hydrodynamic instabilities like the Rayleigh-Taylor instability, potentially improving the predictability of real fusion capsules’ behavior. Credit: SciTechDaily.com =================================================================== Researchers at Lehigh University use mayonnaise in experiments to better understand the dynamics of fusion capsules, essential for advancing inertial confinement fusion as a viable energy source. Mayonnaise continues to be a key ingredient in ongoing research into the physics of nuclear fusion. “We’re still working on the same...