Scientists at the University of Oxford have unveiled a pioneering method for capturing the full structure of ultra-intense ...

By contrast, tritium, the heavy form of hydrogen needed for most other laser fusion concepts, has a half-life of only 12 years. Thus, those reactors will have to generate the tritium they use.

Scientists have developed a groundbreaking technique called RAVEN that can capture the full complexity of an ultra-intense laser pulse in a single shot—something previously thought nearly impossible.

Scientists can now snap ultra-powerful laser pulses in one shot. RAVEN reveals distortions instantly, unlocking breakthroughs ...

The concept of laser fusion had been pursued without success since the 1960s and it became a central part of a 1990s program to ensure continued confidence in the nuclear-weapons stockpile ...

That is where Xcimer Energy comes in. Since 2022, the Denver-based company has been working to turn the laser fusion concept into a practical source of power.

The use of nuclear fusion for energy production has made wonderful progress. However, China may have come too far, as its ...

Australian nuclear fusion energy startup HB11 Energy has signed a deal with a top laser research facility to advance fusion energy research. The Sydney-based firm agreed with ELI ERIC European ...

The concept involves forcing atomic nuclei to fuse together, ... This new facility will house one of the most powerful lasers in the world and establishes CSU as a nexus for laser fusion research." ...

The implications are wide-reaching: Energy: Supports fast ignition schemes in laser-driven nuclear fusion. Medicine: Enables more compact and precise systems for proton cancer therapy.

More than 60 years after their inception, tokamaks are still considered by many fusion scientists, as well as the U.S. Department of Energy, as the leading magnetic fusion concept, as they’re ...

The US has long been a leader. The National Ignition Facility in California, which also uses laser-ignition technology, made a huge fusion energy breakthrough in 2022. In a world first, NIF ...