That dream is nuclear fusion, and it’s no longer confined to science fiction. With breakthroughs in plasma physics, ...

In fusion, hydrogen isotopes are heated to extremely high temperatures until they form plasma – superheated, electrically ...

A positive result would bring abundant amounts of safe, eco-friendly energy. Startup reveals stunning blueprint for ...

Once a government-led pursuit, nuclear fusion is now a private-capital race, much of it financed by the same people building ...

Fusion is among the most environmentally friendly sources of energy. There are no CO 2 or other harmful atmospheric emissions from the fusion process, which means that fusion does not contribute to ...

R esearchers in China have developed a new AI-driven robotic system that successfully performs one of the most complex and ...

Scientists have long felt that the ideal source of energy would have to be nuclear fusion. It's the same process that powers the sun, and there's something elegant about the notion of two atomic ...

A decades-old scientific controversy and a small bench-top apparatus at the University of British Columbia (UBC) could be the key to more efficient fusion reactors by increasing the chances of a ...

Berlin hopes the technology will provide abundant clean and reliable energy, but critics say it's a waste of money as the ...

A roadmap calls for legislation and financial incentives in California for the nascent fusion industry. But is it worth the ...

Last week, a British company experimenting with fusion energy released an exciting new video of the inside of a nuclear fusion reactor. For the uninitiated, fusion is the merging of atoms. Whereas ...

An aging nuclear power workforce and shortage of qualified employees could pose a challenge to Trump's goals for a "nuclear renaissance." ...