Over the last few decades, scientists around the world have been working harder than ever to harness a new source of power to satisfy the increasing demand for sustainable energy. Interest in fusion research has arguably reached an all-time high, given the technology’s potential to generate vast amounts of carbon-free electricity.

What if the way fusion energy researchers have been attempting to contain a stable burning plasma was just slightly off? Maybe something was overlooked and missed in the development process, something seemingly so insignificant, but ever so important.

Naturally, magnetism is self-organizing. One of the best ways to observe this is with a simple experiment. All you need is a gauss meter, a piece of steel, and a high-powered magnet. When you take your magnet and place it on the steel, give the magnetic field a "read" with the meter. Then take your reading, make note of it, and apply stress to the magnet by tilting it towards the steel. What you will observe with this additional stress is an increase in "density" in the field.