Most of the energy from the sun and other stars comes from a chain of nuclear fusion reactions. The end of this chain is marked by the fusion of protons with beryllium-7 to form boron-8. This process ...

Scientists are embracing imperfection, using less-than-ideal magnetic fields to make the plasma more manageable. In the Japanese art of Kintsugi, an artist takes the broken shards of a bowl and fuses ...

Imagine trying to hear a single voice humming in a stadium of screaming fans. That’s how difficult it is to detect the fusion of two carbon atoms at the same low energies, where it happens inside ...

The illustration depicts an intense laser field (red wave) interacting with Deuterium and Tritium nuclei. By modifying the collision energy distribution, the laser field facilitates quantum tunneling ...

Scientists have developed a new approach to fusion plasma control inspired by the Japanese art of kintsugi. The approach involves tailoring magnetic field imperfections to improve plasma stability ...

The reactor, a forerunner for the vast ITER experiment in France, has the potential to hasten the race for cleaner energy. Reading time 3 minutes The biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor in ...

Nuclear fusion may be closer to commercialization than previously thought, with private firms targeting operational reactors ...

Pacific Fusion, a clean energy startup based in Fremont, has identified Alameda Point as a potential site to build a new 12-acre headquarters facility to advance nuclear fusion research and ...

GREIFSWALD, GERMANY - OCTOBER 29: A worker explains a photo taken about a year and a half ago that shows construction of the interior plasma chamber of the Wendelstein 7-X experimental fusion reactor ...

While the reality of affordable fusion energy is still an atom-smashing twinkle in physicists’ eyes, the state of Washington is moving ahead with plans to support the nascent commercial fusion sector.