Princeton AI Tames Fusion Plasma Hotter Than the Sun
An artist’s interpretation of the PACMAN artificial intelligence framework for fusion systems. Credit: Kyle Palmer / PPPL Communications…
3x larger crystal could power laser systems for fusion research
A North Carolina-based company has grown and harvested a ytterbium-doped yttrium lithium fluoride (Yb:YLF) crystal boule. Laser crystals,…
Diamond’s extreme melting point could unlock more fusion energy
Diamond melts under extreme pressure in a way that now closely matches quantum-based simulations, resolving a disagreement that…
Scientists Melt Diamond At Record Pressures, Solving A Decades-Old Mystery About How It Behaves
A team of physicists has resolved a long-standing scientific puzzle over exactly how diamond melts under extreme pressure,…
Tiny US crystal sensor measures extreme magnetic fields for fusion
A team of US researchers has developed a tiny laser-based crystal sensor that can track intense magnetic fields…
Tiny US crystal sensor measures extreme magnetic fields for fusion
A team of US researchers has developed a tiny laser-based crystal sensor that can track intense magnetic fields…
Scientists make first-known quantum computations of fusion material
Scientists from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Cleveland Clinic and IBM have used quantum computers to calculate molecular…
A Fusion Startup Lit Bulbs With Electricity Pulled Straight From Plasma
Close-up of Realta’s direct energy converter assembly prototype. Credit: Realta Fusion/UW-Madison A fusion company has made a few…
23,000-pound magnet to power world’s most advanced fusion system
A massive magnet that crossed the Atlantic Ocean has brought one of America’s most ambitious fusion projects a…
Scientists May Have Solved Two of Fusion Energy’s Biggest Problems at Once
Researchers have created a new fusion plasma regime that simultaneously reduces extreme divertor heat loads and suppresses damaging…
Fusion Ignition Breakthrough: Energy Researchers Report Tokamak Experiments That Exceed Mysterious ‘Plasma Density Limit’
In a potential new milestone for fusion energy research, researchers in China report achieving a state once only…
Australians join race for fusion energy as AI pressure on electricity sector starts to bite
The two great technology revolutions of the modern era — artificial intelligence and renewable energy — are colliding.…