Niobium-tin superconductors scale up for 20-tesla fusion magnets
Fusion’s push toward commercial power is creating a new challenge for the industry to produce enough specialized material…
-405°F superconducting fusion magnet aces 40 kA electric current test
A newly published peer-reviewed study has verified a high-temperature superconducting magnet design developed by Helical Fusion. The paper…
Low-energy nuclear fusion rates boosted inside host metals in US tests
Scientists at UC Davis and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have discovered that surrounding materials can dramatically increase how…
US lab untangles fusion plasma mystery to protect reactor heat flow
Designing predictable nuclear fusion reactors requires highly accurate computer models, yet existing simulations often overlook a chaotic variable:…
World’s largest tokamak cools 330-ton magnet to near absolute zero
Engineers are preparing for high-current trials at ITER’s newly activated Magnet Cold Test Facility, following a 12-day cooling…
With a new $100M raise, Princeton’s Thea Energy is now a top-funded fusion startup
Thea Energy has raised an oversubscribed $100 million Series B led by U.S. Innovative Technology Fund, the fusion…
World’s largest operating tokamak restarts with 8-meter coils upgrade
European and Japanese teams have begun the integrated commissioning of the JT-60SA tokamak to test its systems before…
New compact laser-plasma accelerator tech could boost fusion reactors
Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and Forschungszentrum Jülich have confirmed “for the first time worldwide” that the…
Scientists Discover Path to ‘Extreme Light Intensities’ That Could Enable Ultra-Powerful Laser Weapons and Advanced Tech
An international team of physicists has announced a “significant advance” in laser science that offers engineers a practical…
Inertia moves to commercialize one of the world’s most elaborate science experiments
Fusion power startup Inertia Enterprises said on Tuesday that it has signed three agreements with the Lawrence Livermore…
Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M
Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade…
US fusion breakthrough cracks decades-old heat load mystery in tokamaks
New research at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) has indicated that the rotation of the plasma core…