A stellarator is still a donut shape, but extended and twisted, with different pros and cons.

Who will be the first to feed fusion power into the grid? From Germany to China, the United States to France, more than 50 ...

This video delves into the UK's efforts to tackle the challenges of nuclear fusion, highlighting the JET tokamak fusion reactor at the Culham Science Center. It showcases advancements in fusion ...

When it comes to alternative power sources, nuclear fusion is still a dream scenario. While using nuclear fusion to create commercial-scale energy has yet to be achieved, scientists say it could ...

For decades, nuclear fusion has been viewed as the ultimate energy source—clean, powerful, and practically limitless. Most approaches to fusion involve enormous machines designed to squeeze plasma ...

Nuclear fusion could produce almost boundless energy with zero emissions or waste, but is not yet viable on a large scale because of the cost and difficulty generating the right conditions.

Tapping into discarded nuclear waste could help generate a self-sufficient source of a key ingredient for nuclear fusion, a new plan proposes. reading time 3 minutes Nuclear fusion has seen some ...

For long-time followers of fusion energy, Tokamak Hall is the high-water mark after decades of ups and downs. From an observation deck on the side, the surgically-clean, hospital-white room feels both ...

In December 2022, researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility in California conducted a controlled nuclear fusion experiment that, for the first time, ...

Scientists say they’ve developed a way to salvage nuclear waste from fission reactors — and turn it into a potent fuel for fusion reactors instead. As Gizmodo reports, it’s an exciting prospect that ...

The Wendelstein 7-X stellarator in Germany has pushed the boundaries of nuclear fusion research, setting new records in plasma performance. This video explains how the massive device works, why its ...

The alchemist's dream is to make gold from common metals, but can this be done? The physics needed to explain how to change one element into another is well understood and has been used for decades in ...