Thomas Awe, Sandia National Laboratories (IMAGE) DOE/Sandia National Laboratories Caption Sandia National Laboratories physicist Thomas Awe examines coils that reduce plasma instabilities in the quest for controlled nuclear fusion at Sandia's Z machine. Credit Photo by Randy Montoya, courtesy Sandia National Laboratories Usage Restrictions news organizations License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.