There is a widespread misapprehension that controlling nuclear fusion is hard. In fact so long as you are not hoping to use the process to produce electricity, controlling fusion is easy. Indeed, it ...

Tungsten alloys, specifically, provide "grain boundaries [that] serve as sinks for radiation defects," per Nature. Meanwhile, ...

Fusion is the next big energy frontier. Companies and nations alike are pouring money into researching it to find a way to ...

The first fusion reactions in a laboratory were achieved in 1934 — a major breakthrough at the time. Today, however, achieving a fusion reaction is not particularly difficult: in 2018, a ...

Google LLC’s DeepMind research unit is partnering with the nuclear fusion startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC to see if ...

Coordinated strategy of aggressive funding, talent repatriation and rapid prototyping is a bid to challenge Western dominance ...

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 ...

Pacific Fusion made a splash in October when it emerged from stealth with a $900 million Series A and a founding team led by a scientist who is most widely known for his work on the Human Genome ...

Helion Energy has secured a permit unlocking the next phase of construction for what it hopes will be the world's first ...

Over the past five years, private-sector funding for fusion energy has exploded. The total invested is approaching US$10 ...

Fusion energy, long considered the holy grail of clean energy solutions, is closer to reality than ever before. With recent technological advancements and a global push for sustainable energy sources, ...