This could open up newer possibilities in making superheavy elements in the lab and understanding nuclear stability at higher ...

Alphabet Inc.’s Google has agreed to purchase 200 megawatts of power from Commonwealth Fusion System’s planned first ...

The plant Google invested in isn’t going to be built until the early 203. When it starts generating usable fusion energy is ...

A novel way of making superheavy elements could soon add a new row to the periodic table, allowing scientists to explore uncharted atomic realms. ... The “Simple” Math of Superheavy Fusion.

Fusion joins two light elements (with a low atomic mass number), forming a heavier element. For fusion to occur, hydrogen atoms are placed under high heat and pressure until they fuse together.

The discovery of a metal-rich star packed with both light and heavy elements hints at exotic stellar explosions and the role of ancient dwarf galaxies in seeding the cosmos with uranium and thorium.

Elements with more than 92 protons are unstable; ... Superheavy nuclei are synthesized in the laboratory through the fusion of lighter nuclei.