The tokamak is the leading candidate of magnetic confinement fusion designs being developed to produce controlled thermonuclear fusion power. [3] Tokamaks use a combination of a central …

Fusion energy scientists believe that tokamaks are the leading plasma confinement concept for future fusion power plants. In a tokamak, magnetic field coils confine plasma particles to allow the plasma …

Dec 23, 2025 · Tokamak, device used in nuclear-fusion research for magnetic confinement of plasma. It consists of a complex system of magnetic fields that confine the plasma of reactive charged particles …

The DIII-D National Fusion Facility, operated by General Atomics for the U.S. Department of Energy, is a world-class facility capable of carrying out a wide range of experiments to explore high-performance …

The tokamak is an experimental machine designed to harness the energy of fusion; inside a tokamak, a fusion plasma is created and confined by strong magnetic fields.

Jun 27, 2025 · Developed in the 1950s by Soviet physicists, the tokamak was the first device to demonstrate that magnetic fields could effectively confine extremely hot plasma long enough to …

Jan 30, 2021 · Fusion energy scientists believe that tokamaks are the leading plasma confinement concept for future fusion power plants. In a tokamak, magnetic field coils confine plasma particles to …

Dec 19, 2025 · Tokamak Energy has set three new performance records ahead of a major upgrade to its ‘punching above its weight’ fusion energy machine ST40. The company ended 2025 by achieving its …

A tokamak is a type of thermonuclear reactor that uses magnetic confinement and currently represents one of the most advanced technologies for mastering thermonuclear fusion.

Dec 17, 2025 · Fusing hydrogen nuclei to make helium releases huge amounts of energy. Our answers to fusion energy questions we are often asked. We are researching the tokamak – the most …