Scientists have further developed a way of controlling nuclear fusion reactions, marking another forward step in the rush to achieve a clean, virtually limitless source of energy. Nuclear fusion ...

Researchers at a U.S. government nuclear fusion laboratory say they have found a way to downsize the huge magnets that are necessary for controlling fusion plasma in what they think is another step ...

A UK firm has announced a world-first set of “super” magnets that can be used for testing nuclear fusion power plants. Tokamak Energy said the Demo4 magnet has a magnetic field strength that is nearly ...

A nuclear fusion experiment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has set a record for the strongest steady magnetic field confining a plasma, ushering in new hope that forthcoming demonstration ...

Clean energy from nuclear fusion may soon be commercial. But leaders around the world have done little to prepare.

This advanced magnet, which stands as the strongest of its kind ever developed for fusion energy, represents a major technological shift in the industry. With the combined advantages of ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For scientists and dreamers alike, one of the greatest hopes for a ...

Fusion took a key step forward in its movement from the lab to commercial viability with the successful test of a key technology — a very powerful magnet that uses very little energy. In the test, the ...

ITER, the largest testing bed for nuclear fusion on Earth, could prove the viability of the power source—if it ever turns on. Reading time 3 minutes It took 20 years, but the design and delivery of ...

Fusion power has long been treated as a mirage on the energy horizon, but the construction cranes outside Boston suggest something more concrete is taking shape. Commonwealth Fusion Systems is racing ...

After decades of nuclear fusion power being always ten years away, suddenly we are looking at a handful of endeavours striving to be the first to Q > 1, the moment when a nuclear fusion reactor will ...