To make fusion reactors, we need materials that can withstand its punishing environment, and a new Chinese-made material can ...

Helion Energy announced that it has broken ground in Central Washington on what it hopes will be the world's first commercial ...

A new class of advanced steel, designed to withstand the extreme conditions inside a fusion energy reactor, needs further development after tests showed it swells under high radiation levels. The ...

This then decays into a stable form of gold: gold-197. This process of particle decay is where one subatomic particle ...

As with U.S. efforts, the project is focused on advancing nuclear weapon design, as fusion reactors can be used to simulate the conditions of a nuclear explosion.

Now, scientists may have finally cracked this 70-year-old fusion containment problem, marking a major turning point in the pursuit of practical fusion.

China's Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak fusion reactor aims to create five times the energy output to revolutionize global energy production. Located in Hefei, China, the "BEST ...

Lithium is considered a key ingredient in the future commercial fusion power plants known as tokamaks, and there are several ...

The world’s largest and most powerful superconducting electromagnet is ready to become the pulsing “heart” inside of a massive tokamak nuclear fusion reactor. Developed over 40 years in ...

The reactor, called Lawson Machine 26 (LM26), is General Fusion’s latest iteration in a string of devices that have tested various parts of its unique approach.

Science Physics Particle Physics New nuclear fusion reactor’s electromagnet could lift 10 monster trucks ITER’s final component is ready for installation. Andrew Paul May 5, 2025 11:22 AM EDT ...