A major issue with operating ring-shaped fusion facilities known as tokamaks is keeping the plasma that fuels fusion reactions free of impurities that could reduce the efficiency of the reac... Read more
New research from the University of Rochester will enhance the accuracy of computer models used in simulations of laser-driven implosions. The research, published in the journal Nature Physi... Read more
The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), nicknamed the “Chinese artificial sun”, achieved an electron temperature of over 100 million degrees in its core plasma... Read more
Before scientists can effectively capture and deploy fusion energy, they must learn to predict major disruptions that can halt fusion reactions and damage the walls of doughnut-shaped fusion... Read more
A laser-driven technique for creating fusion that dispenses with the need for radioactive fuel elements and leaves no toxic radioactive waste is now within reach, says a UNSW physicist. A la... Read more
Alcator C-Mod tokamak nuclear fusion reactor sets world record on final day of operation. scientists and engineers at MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center made a leap forward in the pursui... Read more
In a doughnut-shaped chamber in eastern China, scientists have been able to produce hydrogen gas more than three times hotter than the core of the Sun using nuclear fusion – and mainta... Read more
A successful start with helium plasma / hydrogen plasma to follow at the beginning of 2016 On 10th December 2015 the first helium plasma was produced in the Wendelstein 7-X fusion device at... Read more
Lasers could heat materials to temperatures hotter than the centre of the Sun in only 20 quadrillionths of a second, according to new research. Theoretical physicists from Imperial College L... Read more
Fusion energy may soon be used in small-scale power stations. This means producing environmentally friendly heating and electricity at a low cost from fuel found in water. Both heating gener... Read more
It’s a sure bet that the best known “arc reactor” in the world is the glowing energy source in the chest of Tony Stark, the inventor with a superhero complex at the heart of the “Iron Man” f... Read more
Machinery of an Energy Dream Fusion, the process that powers the sun, is the forever dream of energy scientists — safe, nonpolluting and almost boundless. Even here at Lawrence Livermore Nat... Read more
Want a glimpse into the future of science? Check out the application areas for the young faculty awards at the Defense Department’s crazy research arm. The Pentagon’s advanced research... Read more
