nuclear fusion
How Close Are We to Nuclear Fusion for Limitless Energy?
Nuclear fusion's potential for clean, limitless energy sounds like sci-fi, but it's slowly becoming reality.
Nuclear Fusion Ignition Has Been Achieved, US Government Announces
Ignition—when fusion produces more energy than it consumes—is a "significant step closer to the possibility of zero-carbon abundant fusion energy."
Government Scientists ‘Approaching What is Required for Fusion’ in Breakthrough Energy Research
Magnetic fields tripled the energy output of a fusion experiment at the National Ignition Facility, reports a new study.
Nuclear Fusion Experiment Reveals Unexpected Physics Inside ‘Burning Plasma’
“This is the first burning plasma that we've ever created on the planet, so it's pretty amazing.”
Scientists Conducting Nuclear Fusion Tests Deep Under a Mountain Discover Secrets of First Stars
Scientists working in a subterranean lab in China have accomplished a key reaction that sheds light on mysteries of the first stars in the universe.
China Discovers Stunning Crystal on the Moon, Nuclear Fusion Fuel for Limitless Energy
The find makes China the third country to discover a new mineral on the Moon, and the country says it's analyzed the soil for rare helium-3.
Scientists Discover Unexplained Abundance of Rare Nuclear Fusion Fuel on Earth
Helium-3, a potential source of limitless clean energy, may be ten times more common on our planet than previously thought, reports a new study.
Government Scientists Create 'Burning Plasma' In Fusion Energy Milestone
Scientists extracted a maximum yield of 170 kilojoules from a two-millimeter capsule of thermonuclear fuel.
People Think China Launched an ‘Artificial Sun’ Into the Sky
China recently reached a milestone with an “artificial sun,” but it's a lot more exciting and less terrifying than the internet thinks.
MIT Scientists Report 'Major Advance' In Fusion Energy
Scientists working with superconducting magnets have made a breakthrough that paves the way for carbon-free power.
Government Scientists Have Made a Fusion Energy Breakthrough
A recent experiment at the National Ignition Facility produced 1.3 megajoules of nuclear fusion energy, twice as much as expected.
This Magnet Can Lift an Aircraft Carrier And Will Attempt Nuclear Fusion
The first module of the Central Solenoid is driving across the US under cover of night to be shipped to France to eventually attempt nuclear fusion.