Pulsar Fusion aims to launch the world’s first nuclear fusion rocket by 2027.
The National Ignition Facility, home of the first net-positive fusion reaction, is back with an even more powerful energy shot.
The fusion reactor’s electromagnetic “heart” is complete, bringing us one step closer to clean, infinite energy—though there's still a long road ahead.
TAE Technologies claims its setup produces 100 times the power of other designs at half the cost, but the road to commercial fusion is littered with hype.
A multibillion-dollar project is set to be constructed in China, the country's latest move in a push for nuclear energy.
Enriched Lithium is a critical ingredient in fusion reactors. Making it is a toxic nightmare, but scientists may have found a way to do it without poisoning the world.
Commonwealth Fusion Systems spun out of a project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's research labs.
The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory’s nuclear-fusion reactor points to a possible zero-carbon future.
The condiment's unique—and, to some, off-putting—texture serves as a useful tool in studying phase transitions in capsules that contain fuel for fusion.
Images from inside a fusion reactor show how one of nature's most extreme processes is replicated on Earth.
The long-anticipated experiment will have a revised schedule and a different approach to reaching its eventual reactions.
ITER, the largest testing bed for nuclear fusion on Earth, could prove the viability of the power source—if it ever turns on.
A fusion device ensconced in highly durable tungsten sustained a more energetic, denser plasma than previously recorded.
The stellarator has permanent magnets, a first for a fusion experiment.
JET's final nuclear fusion experiment produced a record-breaking 69 megajoules of heat. Nice.
Fusion energy scientists upgraded the KSTAR tokamak, allowing it to sustain its ridiculously hot plasma for longer.
The reactor, a forerunner for the vast ITER experiment in France, has the potential to hasten the race for cleaner energy.
While the Department of Energy announced a successful test in December, July's experiment reportedly produced even more energy.
Helion has said for years that it's on the brink of a fusion breakthrough. This time, Microsoft is backing up those claims.
Physicists and Department of Energy officials revealed a breakthrough that could one day lead to zero-carbon energy.
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