A Tiny Diamond Defect Could Be Blocking Fusion Breakthroughs
Every part of a fusion reactor is designed for maximum efficiency. Well, in theory, at least. In reality, the materials chosen to bring us closer to fusion don’t always perform…
Researchers Solve 35-Year-Old Fusion Mystery With Bench-Top Reactor
Fusion is always 10 years away, it seems. To expedite development, some scientists have turned to the prospect of cold fusion—a hypothetical technology that seeks to achieve fusion at room…
Scientists Pitch Bold Plan to Turn Nuclear Waste Into Nuclear Fuel
Nuclear fusion has seen some exciting advances, and the promise of clean, efficient energy does seem to be creeping closer to reality. But skeptics point to practical issues we may…
Scientists Taught AI to Predict Nuclear Fusion Success—and It’s Actually Working
AI is giving a huge efficiency boost to one of the biggest nuclear fusion facilities in the world—but perhaps not in the way you think. In research published today in…
Huge, Faltering Fusion Reactor Project Finally Completes Its Magnet System
It took 20 years, but the design and delivery of the International Fusion Energy Project’s massive toroidal magnets is complete. The 19 coils are now in Southern France, according to…
Nuclear Fusion Machine Smashes Energy Record, Clean Energy Now ‘Closer Than Ever’
A UK-based nuclear fusion collaboration just produced a record amount of energy, a refreshing dose of good news in humankind’s quest for cleaner energy sources. The Joint European Torus facility,…
South Korea’s Artificial Sun Is Cooking 100-Million-Degree Plasma
The Korea Institute of Fusion Energy has installed a new diverter in the KSTAR tokamak, allowing the artificial sun to sustain high-ion temperatures exceeding 100 million degrees Celsius for longer.…
Japan Debuts Six-Story Experimental Fusion Reactor
The biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor in operation was inaugurated north of Tokyo today, as scientists continue to plug away at making nuclear fusion a viable source of the world’s…