Scientists have long seen a puzzling pattern in tokamaks, the doughnut-shaped machines that could one day reliably generate electricity from fusing atoms. When plasma particles escape the core of the ...
Small, possibly portable, nuclear reactors that can’t melt down are moving toward reality in the United States, with what may ...
China breaks a historic barrier in nuclear fusion, bringing the dream of nearly infinite energy closer to reality.
Chinese scientists break a historic barrier and achieve the highest plasma density in a nuclear fusion reactor.
At the same time, a current of cold electrons travels toward the heated plasma from the opposite direction. When the two meet, the plasma develops filament-shaped instabilities that SLAC’s facilities ...
This is where Godzilla earns its keep. Standing four meters tall and capable of lifting 2.3 metric tons, Godzilla is the ultimate testbed. Starting in March 2026, the robot will begin testing over 30 ...
The challengeScientists have long seen a puzzling pattern in tokamaks, the doughnut-shaped machines that could one day ...
Researchers at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility have identified a new method to tame ...
Scientists are using non-thermal plasma to produce fertiliser and long-chain hydrocarbons. Mason Wakley talks to the chemists ...
The coming decades of space exploration hinge on a single, stubborn number: the 225 million kilometres between Earth and Mars ...
Helion's Polaris device hit 150 million degrees C recently, a milestone that nudges the company toward its commercial power ...
Helion Energy achieved temperatures of about 270 million degrees Fahrenheit as it works towards developing fusion power.