Fusion, the process of harvesting the energy when two nuclei in a plasma combine to form a new atom, continues to be a mostly theoretical endeavor.

Plasma discharge in the ASDEX Upgrade fusion device. The plasma edge is guided to the tungsten divertor plates at the bottom. (Photographic resolution limited by performance of the CCD camera used.) ...

Shanghai is doubling down on its nuclear ambitions by forging a world-class hub for nuclear equipment manufacturing and ...

The DIII-D tokamak is North America’s largest tokamak and an important fusion research facility. Located in San Diego, the ...

Canadian energy company General Fusion has achieved a world-first with its creation of a magnetized plasma in a target ...

US fusion start-up Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has begun assembling the SPARC tokamak, which is intended to demonstrate net ...

Being trusted to lead this project strengthens our position in the energy sector and further establishes us as a key player in ITER – the international fusion experiment, which will demand an ...

This photo taken on March 9, 2025 shows the one-eighth vacuum chamber and overall installation system, one of the key ...

Science can’t be rushed, but fusion’s true believers think capturing the sun in a bottle could light humanity’s future.

Armed with cutting-edge fusion energy technologies and bold venture backing, a generation of young Chinese innovators is ...

In a virtually unprecedented alignment of efforts, Europe’s major fusion research experiments have simultaneously entered a ...