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,…
What’s Powering Clean Energy – Heatmap News
I’m writing from Washington, D.C., today, after having the privilege of watching (and moderating) Heatmap’s second Energy Entrepreneurship…
Extraordinary Breakthrough for Physics as Scientists Put Building-Size Magnet into the Palm of Your Hand
The two mini-mega magnets – credit, CC 4.0. Int – Science Advances (2026). DOI 10.1126sciadv.adz5826 In an extraordinary…
US tests spin fuel in 180-million-degree Fahrenheit plasma for reactors
Scientists in the US have been testing spin-polarized nuclear fuel inside tokamaks operating at around 100 million degrees…
Canada’s Deep Geological Repository Plan Enters Regulatory Decision-Making Process
Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has published the initial project description for the country’s proposed deep geological…
Fusion reactors may be the key to uncovering dark matter particles
Nuclear fusion is often framed as a future source of clean energy. A new theoretical study is looking…
Canada Moves Deep Geological Repository Into Multi-Year Regulatory Process
Construction of facility for spent nuclear fuel could begin in mid-2030s Canada’s used nuclear fuel is currently safely…
How W7-X achieves steady plasma
The Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) is the largest and most advanced stellarator in the world, and on its tenth…
Nuclear fusion was always 30 years away—now it’s a matter of when, not if, fusion comes online to power AI
The breakthrough scientific moment for fusion power—and the potential for nearly limitless electricity from a so-called star in…