The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Ignition Facility increased the yield of the experiment in recent attempts.

This is the first time we have ever been able to observe the structure of liquid carbon experimentally,” said Professor ...

The National Ignition Facility, home of the first net-positive fusion reaction, is back with an even more powerful energy ...

Fusion energy startup Realta Fusion, a University of Wisconsin-Madison partner, announced they are moving into the next phase ...

The National Ignition Facility (NIF), based at the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has steadily increased the amount of energy produced in its ...

Fusion by laser can simulate thermonuclear explosions with high fidelity, allowing scientists to gather critical data on nuclear weapon behavior—without actual live detonations.

Physics-informed model creates reconstructions based on experimental data, revealing plasma asymmetries and helping optimize ...

The laser energy fuses the hydrogen together to create a burst of energy in a process called ignition. Nuclear fusion offers the tantalizing prospect of abundant, clean energy without the long ...

In February, the US’s National Ignition Facility fired off its seventh laser shot, generating a record-breaking amount of energy for a laser-ignited fusion reaction. Ca ...

A UK nuclear fusion company has suffered a massive write-down in its value after ditching plans to build its first reactor.

Xcimer Energy has raised $100 million to turn nuclear fusion, the source of the sun ... ambitious goal is to develop some of the mightiest laser beams on earth in order to unleash the atomic ...