On way to harnessing nuclear fusion, Chinese HL-3 reactor hits ‘dual 100 million degrees’
These systems now rank among the best in the world, and they’ve helped set multiple records in China’s fusion research,’ ...
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China's 'artificial sun' shatters nuclear fusion record by generating steady loop of plasma for 1,000 seconds
Nuclear fusion reactors are nicknamed "artificial suns" because they generate energy in a similar way to the sun — by fusing two light atoms into a single heavy atom via heat and pressure.
A Stunning Fusion Rocket Could Cut Interplanetary Travel in Half—and We'll Try It in Just 2 Years
Fusion has long been the propulsion end-goal for interplanetary travel, and a U.K.-based company thinks on its way to ...
Can We Bottle a Star? Breakthrough Fusion Device Could Hold the Key
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory are harnessing the power of computers to ...
Fusion energy: Unlocking the power of the stars
Scientists are conducting experiments to generate clean energy through fusion, the same sub-atomic reaction that powers our Sun, with the aim of constructing plants that produce more energy than they ...
China Plans Ambitious Nuclear Fusion Target For 2030
A multibillion-dollar project is set to be constructed in China, the country's latest move in a push for nuclear energy.
Researchers in Texas Figure Out a Non-Toxic Method of Making Fuel for Nuclear Fusion
Enriched Lithium is a critical ingredient in fusion reactors. Making it is a toxic nightmare, but scientists may have found a ...
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Fusion plant’s sensing tech that can withstand sun-like power set to be developed in UK
The UKAEA revealed that novel sensing and diagnostic systems will be needed to measure a range of data within a fusion power ...
A NASA spacecraft will make another close pass of the sun
A NASA spacecraft will make its second close brush with the sun. The Parker Solar Probe made its record-breaking first pass ...