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…
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…
Diamond melting breakthrough could deliver 3x energy gain in fusion
A new study has improved understanding of diamond melting, which might also be relevant for achieving higher energy…
Copper beats 2,595°F to defy earlier models in US fusion reactor test
Scientists have discovered that copper melts gradually rather than collapsing all at once under extreme heat. The finding…
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…
Top Comments: Unusual Supernova Reveals Fusion Process of Heavier Elements
Uploaded to DailyKos by Ed Tracey Here at Top Comments we strive to nourish community by rounding up some…
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 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…