Nuclear Fusion Energy Breakthrough: Ignition Confirmed in Record 1.3 Megajoule Shot
After decades of inertial confinement fusion research, a yield of more than 1.3 megajoules (MJ) was achieved for the first time on August 8, 2021….
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Science Made Simple: Fusion Nuclear Science and Technology
Fusion nuclear science and technology specializes in investigating the extreme nuclear fusion environment. This environment has very high temperatures, particle fluxes, neutron irradiation, and other harsh…
Major Breakthrough Puts Dream of Unlimited, Clean Nuclear Fusion Energy Within Reach
The old joke is that nuclear fusion is always 30 years away. However, the dream of plentiful clean energy is no laughing matter as we…
High-Speed Moving Fusion Plasma Turbulence Discovered for the First Time in the World
New insights into understanding turbulence in fusion plasmas. In order to achieve fusion in a power plant, it is necessary to stably confine a plasma…
A Fundamental New Law Unchains Fusion Energy
Physicists at EPFL, within a large European collaboration, have revised one of the fundamental laws that has been foundational to plasma and fusion research for…
Scientists Shatter Record for the Amount of Energy Produced During a Controlled, Sustained Fusion Reaction
Nuclear fusion hit a milestone thanks to better reactor walls – this engineering advance is building toward reactors of the future. Scientists in England have…
Fusion Breakthrough Once Thought Impossible Brings Energy Device Closer to Realization
Scientists have achieved a remarkable breakthrough in the conceptual design of twisty stellarators, experimental magnetic facilities that could reproduce on Earth the fusion energy that…
JET Fusion Facility – At Temperatures 10x Higher Than the Center of the Sun – Sets a New World Energy Record
European joint experiment prepares transition to large-scale ITER project. Following the example of the sun, fusion power plants aim to fuse the hydrogen isotopes deuterium…
Science Made Simple: What Is Deuterium-Tritium Fusion Reactor Fuel?
Fusion energy has the potential to supply safe, clean, and nearly limitless power. Although fusion reactions can occur for light nuclei weighting less than iron, most elements…
Harvesting Fusion Energy on Earth With a Boost From a Common Household Cleaner
Scientists have found that adding a common household cleaning agent – the mineral boron contained in such cleaners as Borax – can vastly improve the…
Using Artificial Intelligence To See the Plasma Edge of Fusion Experiments in New Ways
MIT researchers are testing a simplified turbulence theory’s ability to model complex plasma phenomena using a novel machine-learning technique. To make fusion energy a viable…
Helping To Make Nuclear Fusion a Reality at MIT
MIT PhD student Rachel Bielajew is taking on plasma turbulence, and helping make a better world — through science and community action. Up until she…
Fusion Breakthrough: At the Brink of Fusion Ignition at National Ignition Facility
Experiments conducted in August achieved a record yield of more than 1.3 megajoules. After decades of inertial confinement fusion research, a record yield of more…
Neutral Particles a Drag on Disruptive Plasma Blobs in Fusion Power Reactors
New simulations couple gyrokinetic and kinetic models to better predict plasma turbulence. For decades, scientists have been working to harness clean, renewable fusion energy, which…
Compact Fusion Power Plant Concept Uses State-of-the-Art Physics To Improve Energy Production
Fusion power plants use magnetic fields to hold a ball of current-carrying gas (called a plasma). This creates a miniature sun that generates energy through…
New Insights Into Heat Pathways Advances Understanding of Fusion Plasma
A high-tech fusion facility is like a thermos — both keep their contents as hot as possible. Fusion facilities confine electrically charged gas known as plasma…
Harnessing the Power of the Sun on Earth: Major Advance in Stellarator Performance for Fusion Energy
Stellarators, twisty magnetic devices that aim to harness on Earth the fusion energy that powers the sun and stars, have long played second fiddle to…
MIT Superconducting Magnet Breaks Records – Major Advance Toward Fusion Energy
New superconducting magnet breaks magnetic field strength records, paving the way for practical, commercial, carbon-free power. It was a moment three years in the making,…
