WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: * * * A faster, more reliable method for simulating the plasmas used to make computer chips By Rachel Kremen Researchers developed a faster, more stable way to simulate the swirling electric fields inside industrial plasmas -- the kind used to make microchips and coat materials. The improved method could lead to better tools for chip manufacturing and fusion research. Plasma   more