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,…
Interfacial thermal resistance persists in matter hotter than the Sun
A 200-year-old prediction about how heat crosses boundaries has now been confirmed in matter hotter than the surface…
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…
Vancouver fusion energy company named Time’s top green tech firm for 2026
A sign for Time magazine is displayed outside the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025…
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…
Advanced control strategies in fusion energy devices
Fusion energy could provide clean, limitless electricity, but keeping fusion energy devices stable is incredibly complex. Scientists working…
First proof links plasma ripples to fusion and universe origins
Researchers in South Korea have solved a long-standing mystery in plasma physics by experimentally demonstrating how tiny magnetic…