Breakthroughs from two rival experiments, Germany’s Wendelstein 7-X and the Joint European Torus, suggest the elusive dream of controlled nuclear fusion may be within reach ...

The precursors of heavy elements might arise in the plasma underbellies of swollen stars or in smoldering stellar corpses.

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At its core, nuclear fusion occurs, where hydrogen atoms are fused together to form helium, releasing an immense amount of energy in the process. This energy is what powers the Sun and produces ...

A world record for nuclear fusion has been smashed after an ‘artificial sun’ reactor was able to maintain a plasma for more than 22 minutes. The WEST reactor, in southern France, is at the ...

An experimental nuclear fusion machine has succeeded in maintaining plasma confinement for a record-breaking duration, far surpassing previous performances. This breakthrough could bring humanity ...

The way scientists think about fusion changed forever in 2022, when what some called the experiment of the century demonstrated for the first time that fusion can be a viable source of clean energy.

Even once researchers can reliably get more power out of a fusion reaction than they put in, they'll still need to overcome engineering challenges to scale up fusion energy.

The way scientists think about fusion changed forever in 2022 when what some called the experiment of the century demonstrated for the first time that fusion can be a viable source of clean energy.

Unlike its fission counterpart, nuclear fusion does not produce radioactive waste. The process replicates the reactions that occur in the Sun and, therefore, requires extremely high temperatures.