Scientists developing a compact version of a nuclear fusion reactor have shown in a series of research papers that it should work, renewing hopes that the long-elusive goal of mimicking the way the ...

For decades, nuclear fusion has been viewed as the ultimate energy source—clean, powerful, and practically limitless. Most approaches to fusion involve enormous machines designed to squeeze plasma ...

First tokamak plasma at the SMall Aspect Ratio Tokamak – SMART – recorded with a fast-framing camera in the visible spectral range. In a pioneering approach to achieve fusion energy, the SMART device ...

Scientists at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility have released a new design for a compact fusion reactor that can generate electricity and help define the technology necessary for commercial fusion ...

The X-point radiator emits not only UV light but also visible blue light in a ring-shaped area above the divertor. The left picture shows a camera image (below the normal red glow of the cold plasma ...

The Navy just patented a major potential breakthrough on compact fusion reactors, but the patent is long on claims and short on implementation specifics. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) ...

A graphic released in 2014 showed the magnetic cusp confinement design of the Skunk Works compact fusion reactor concept. Credit: Lockheed Martin The announcement by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works of ...

Staying put: A US panel has recommended that the US remains in the international ITER fusion project, which is currently under construction in Cadarache, France. (Courtesy: ITER Organisation) Expected ...

Get ready because the future of traveling to other planets just got a massive upgrade. Pulsar Fusion, a U.K.-based aerospace company, is developing a compact fusion engine called the Dual Direct ...

An MIT- and startup-designed fusion reactor could be testing in four years and online within 10. The scientists say this ambitious timeline is a result of careful, transparent planning—not handwaving.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. UBC boosts fusion reactions with electrochemical loading in a benchtop reactor, opening new paths for fusion research. (CREDIT: ...