TAE Technologies claims its setup produces 100 times the power of other designs at half the cost, but the road to commercial fusion is littered with hype.
A multibillion-dollar project is set to be constructed in China, the country's latest move in a push for nuclear energy.
Enriched Lithium is a critical ingredient in fusion reactors. Making it is a toxic nightmare, but scientists may have found a way to do it without poisoning the world.
Commonwealth Fusion Systems spun out of a project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's research labs.
The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory’s nuclear-fusion reactor points to a possible zero-carbon future.
The condiment's unique—and, to some, off-putting—texture serves as a useful tool in studying phase transitions in capsules that contain fuel for fusion.
Images from inside a fusion reactor show how one of nature's most extreme processes is replicated on Earth.
The long-anticipated experiment will have a revised schedule and a different approach to reaching its eventual reactions.
ITER, the largest testing bed for nuclear fusion on Earth, could prove the viability of the power source—if it ever turns on.
A fusion device ensconced in highly durable tungsten sustained a more energetic, denser plasma than previously recorded.
The stellarator has permanent magnets, a first for a fusion experiment.
JET's final nuclear fusion experiment produced a record-breaking 69 megajoules of heat. Nice.
Fusion energy scientists upgraded the KSTAR tokamak, allowing it to sustain its ridiculously hot plasma for longer.
The reactor, a forerunner for the vast ITER experiment in France, has the potential to hasten the race for cleaner energy.
While the Department of Energy announced a successful test in December, July's experiment reportedly produced even more energy.
Helion has said for years that it's on the brink of a fusion breakthrough. This time, Microsoft is backing up those claims.
Physicists and Department of Energy officials revealed a breakthrough that could one day lead to zero-carbon energy.
Tuesday at 10 a.m. ET: Be there or be squarely behind on fusion technology breakthroughs.
"The running joke in fusion is that, every year for the last 50 years, it’s been 50 years away. But this time, I think we’re really getting close."
Nuclear fusion is the holy grail of energy research. Two experiments in France and Massachusetts do fusion differently, but both are making progress.
