As countries around the world race to rid themselves of fossil fuels, nuclear fusion presents the ultimate opportunity in its promise of an effectively limitless supply of clean energy. While it's ...
Scientists in the UK have announced a major fusion energy breakthrough that could dramatically reduce the time needed to build STAR fusion reactors. The development marks a significant step toward ...
Engineers in the United Kingdom are racing to build metal shields that can survive conditions similar to the center of the Sun, a prerequisite if fusion power is ever going to move from experiment to ...
About 60 years ago, Russian physicist Lev Artsimovich said nuclear fusion “will be ready when society needs it”. The UK has achieved a “major breakthrough for fusion energy research”, the UK Atomic ...
The footage offers an unprecedentedly colorful look at the extreme physics at play—revealing valuable information for researchers studying fusion. Reading time 2 minutes Nuclear fusion may always be ...
The promise of nuclear fusion feels simple. Just as stars fuse hydrogen into heavier elements to produce energy, a fusion reactor generates massive amounts of energy by combining lightweight particles ...