The University of California San Diego has been selected to lead a new multi-institution research effort aimed at solving ...

Nuclear fusion holds the potential for clean, greenhouse gas-free baseload power, but challenges in controlling plasma have hindered its commercial viability. Recent breakthroughs, particularly with ...

He reminded that fusion differs from fission, which splits atoms and creates radioactive waste. “Instead, think of joining ...

In December 2022, researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility in California conducted a controlled nuclear fusion experiment that, for the first time, ...

Nuclear fusion - 3d rendered image illustration of a high-energy plasma core within a tokamak, symbolizing advanced nuclear fusion technology. Right now, America appears to be ahead economically and ...

Fusion energy is having a moment. Last week, Commonwealth Fusion Energy Systems, which is backed by Google, announced it had raised nearly $3 billion in capital and would start developing a fusion ...

Newly introduced legislation in Congress seeks to empower U.S. competitiveness by extending the federal Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit (Section 45X) to cover critical components used in ...

Fusion energy can strengthen US partnerships with Turkey and the Middle East, shaping future energy diplomacy while countering Russian and Chinese influence. Fusion energy differs from fission by ...

Commercial fusion power plants may be cheaper and easier to build thanks to a breakthrough by TAE Technologies that allows reactors to generate their own containment fields without the need for ...

Nuclear fusion could be the holy grail of clean energy if scientists can crack the code of maintaining and controlling plasma for more efficient reactions. Nuclear fusion could provide critical ...