A world record for nuclear fusion has been smashed after an ‘artificial sun’ reactor was able to maintain a plasma for more ...

Fusion power's big advantages would be that it’s a virtually limitless source of electricity that doesn’t add carbon to the ...

Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin have designed a new system that, when fully developed, would use fusion to eliminate most of the transuranic waste produced by nuclear power plants. The ...

The breakthrough scientific moment for fusion power—and the potential for nearly limitless electricity from a so-called star in a jar—came at the end of 2022 when scientists at Lawrence Livermore ...

Commonwealth Fusion Systems faces a litany of challenges, from complex physics and difficult engineering to building a supply ...

China and the U.S. are in a race to create the first grid-scale nuclear fusion energy. After decades of U.S. leadership, China is catching up by spending twice as much and building projects at record ...

Artificial intelligence has sent demand for electricity skyrocketing in the U.S. after years of virtually zero growth. That has sent Big Tech companies scrambling to secure generating capacity for ...

For long-time followers of fusion energy, Tokamak Hall is the high-water mark after decades of ups and downs. From an observation deck on the side, the surgically-clean, hospital-white room feels both ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Wednesday, hundreds of people from the nuclear world made their way to downtown Knoxville for the ...