Scientists Recreate the Melting ‘Diamond Rain’ of Neptune and Uranus. It May Help Fusion Power
Under their thin upper atmospheres, our solar system neighbors Neptune and Uranus are literally raining diamonds in their…
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,…
Graphene nanoribbons could be used in fusion reactors: US study
Researchers in the United States have showcased that a nanoscale semiconductor material can withstand extreme environments. Called graphene…
What’s Powering Clean Energy – Heatmap News
Where the smoke from any of the resulting fires actually goes is far less predictable, however, subject to…
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…
New coil manufacturing machine brings limitless fusion energy a step closer
Japan’s Helical Fusion has completed a one-of-a-kind coil manufacturing machine that could help it realize its vision for…
What we know about MIT nuclear physicist Nuno FG Loureiro
Investigators continue to search for the gunman who shot and killed Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Nuno F.G.…
Trump Media is merging with fusion power company TAE Technologies in $6B+ deal
President Donald Trump’s social media company, Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), said on Thursday that it’s merging…
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…
The real reason Google DeepMind is working with a fusion energy startup
Alex Creely, director of Tokamak operations at Commonwealth Fusion Systems, at the company’s campus in Devens, Massachusetts, US,…
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…