Author: Carolyn

The U.S. government wants to send a tiny nuclear fusion reactor into space, and it has partnered with a private company to get a prototype operational by 2027.

The U.S. government wants to send a tiny nuclear fusion reactor into space, and it has partnered with a private company to get a prototype operational by 2027.

The phrase “nuclear energy” conjures images of large steaming towers or Tony Stark’s arc reactor from the iconic “Iron Man” movies. But two Seattle-based startups are designing nuclear technologies small enough to pick up and carry that, thanks in part to buy-in from the Defense Department, they hope will fuel a new generation of spaceships.

Envision a new clean-energy technology that is abundant, safe and produces affordable, non-carbon-based electricity.

Zap Energy said its experimental reactor core was ready for a milestone test. Skeptics routinely question whether the technology is currently possible.

The Australian chief executive of UK fusion energy developer Tokamak Energy says investors around the world are stepping up their allocation to the space amid concern they’ll miss “the next Google” in the race among emerging green technologies.

By 2025, we could see the “world’s first burning plasma and net energy fusion machine.”

Das Start-up Marvel Fusion aus München will dem Fusionsreaktor endlich zum Durchbruch verhelfen. Deutsche Industriekonzerne sind mit an Bord.

Nick Hawker might have solved the nuclear fusion equation, leading to ‘unlimited’ clean energy, reports Andy Martin

Scientists updated a ‘foundational principle’ of fusion governing amount of hydrogen fuel injected into reactors