A French nuclear fusion reactor has smashed a world record by holding plasma at 50 million degrees Celsius for 22 minutes ...

A student’s small bedroom has become a hotspot for nuclear fusion experiments. With no fancy lab or deep-pocketed sponsors, the work is entirely driven by curiosity and grit. Hudhayfa Nazoordeen, a ...

Fusion researchers are increasingly turning to the element tungsten when looking for an ideal material for components that will directly face the plasma inside fusion reactors known as tokamaks and ...

For Microsoft, the move signals a deeper commitment to technologies like small modular reactors and fusion energy as part of its long-term carbon-free ambitions. Electricity consumption tied to data ...

The University of Houston, a global leader in energy research and innovation, will receive $8 million in federal funding to ...

In an experiment, prepared metal held up against corrosive coolants used in fusion reactors. These coolants are used because they can help to generate more of the fuel that reactors need. Dispersing ...

Tokamak Energy, a UK-based nuclear fusion startup, has secured $125 million in funding to further develop its distinctive egg-shaped reactor design. The investment has come at a time when the world is ...

Nuclear fusion could be an ideal solution to mankind's energy problem, guaranteeing a virtually limitless source of power without greenhouse gas emissions. But there are still huge technological ...

A critical shortage of fuel for nuclear fusion reactors may have a rather counterintuitive solution. A physicist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) says that fusion reactor fuel could be ...

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General Fusion announced on Tuesday that it had successfully created plasma, a superheated fourth state of matter required for fusion, inside a prototype reactor. The milestone marks the beginning of ...

The fusion startup has inked a deal with Italian energy company Eni. The move is likely intended to set a price for fusion ...