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I’m a video game developer but this technology to drop your energy bill $820 per year is no fantasy
A major breakthrough in fusion energy occurred in 2022 thanks to US scientists. We have a revolutionary opportunity on our…
Fusion power: how close are we? | FT Film
For the first time, US scientists have achieved a fusion reaction with net energy gain. But the dream of limitless…
EX-Fusionの松尾CEO「核融合発電に貢献」
「核融合発電の実現に貢献したい」。核融合発電向けのレーザー機器を開発するEX-Fusion(エクスフュージョン、大阪府吹田市)の松尾一輝最高経営責任者(CEO)は意気込む。2022年12月、オーストラリア政府が支援する国家プロジェクトにも参画した。
The 2022 Good Tech Awards
Nuclear fusion, generative A.I., bee tracking and more. There’s a lot to like.
Neue Expertengruppe soll Kernfusion in Deutschland voranbringen
Die Kernfusion gilt als Hoffnungsträger für die Energie der Zukunft. Ein Konsortium im Forschungsministerium soll sie voranbringen. Doch der Weg…
The Biggest Tech Innovations And Breakthroughs Of 2022
Each year, a handful of innovations, breakthroughs, and discoveries push the boundaries of what is possible using technology.
After ‘breakthrough,’ DOE eyes fusion power plant
The Department of Energy on Tuesday celebrated a major fusion energy milestone, outlining how scientists for the first time were…
Inside ‘holy grail’ fusion experiments to create a mini Sun after biggest-ever breakthrough in race for UNLIMITED energy
THE “Holy Grail” of virtually limitless clean energy from nuclear fusion reactors is within reach after a series of major…
Scientists Make Fusion Energy “Breakthrough”—What Does that Mean for Cars and the Future of Power?
The nuclear fusion energy that powers our sun inched closer to viability on Earth in February.
Breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy announced
Physicists have pursued the technology for decades as it promises a potential source of near-limitless clean energy.
What to know about DOE’s fusion milestone
Experiments at a U.S. government lab may have provided “proof that the physics work.”
Can Fusion Solve the Climate Crisis?
Scientists made a huge breakthrough on the road to emissions-free power. Here’s what that means, and doesn’t mean.
Major Fusion Energy Breakthrough to Be Announced by Scientists
Researchers working with lasers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are expected to say they made a major advance that could…
U.S. to announce fusion energy ‘breakthrough’
Scientists hit a key milestone in the quest to create abundant zero-carbon power through nuclear fusion. But they still have…
British nuclear fusion start-up plans $570m reactor
First Light Fusion hopes to create factory that will churn out tritium as part of efforts to generate cheap, clean…
Fusion Power Would Revolutionize Energy, if We Could Just Get It Working
Scientists and startups are edging closer to realizing a decades-old dream.
Fusion: The Power of a Star Brought to Earth
Can we harness the power the the sun, and can it bet the solution to our climate crisis?
Climate tech to save the planet: star power
Will nuclear fusion solve our climate change problem for good?
Nuclear fusion has been a pipe dream for decades, but it might actually be on the cusp of commercial viability
In the packed field of prospective net-zero solutions, nuclear fusion stands out in its scope and ambition.
Nuclear fusion power edges from fantasy to reality
Investors are crowding in on the promise of ‘unlimited clean energy’
Fast-tracking fusion energy: Fusion could create the clean energy the world needs, but scientists are divided on the best approach
When the US National Ignition Facility (NIF) sparked a fusion reaction that generated 1.35 megajoules (MJ) of energy, enough to power…
Gigantic, 70-Foot Nuclear Fusion Gun Could Change the World
On a quiet industrial estate in England, the silence is occasionally broken by the thump of a 72-foot-long gun. At…
Tokamak Energy ST80-HTS hailed as next step to grid fusion
Tokamak Energy has revealed plans for its latest prototype fusion reactor, claiming grid fusion is just over a decade away.
Fusion sector says now is time for firms to join supply chain
The Fusion22 conference in the UK was told that there is a huge potential fusion industry and businesses were urged to get…
General Fusion and UKAEA outline further fusion collaboration
Canada’s General Fusion and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) will collaborate on projects to “advance the commercialisation of magnetised…
Nuclear Fusion and Climate Change: ‘We Need Every Technology We Can Get’
Nuclear fusion might be one of the most valuable tools humans will develop to battle climate change—but will we all…
Tokamak Energy and UKAEA team up to drive fusion innovation
UK fusion company Tokamak Energy has signed a framework agreement with the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to collaborate on…
Fusion Energy Might Power the Grid by the 2030s
Fusion energy businesses obtained $2.83 billion in new financing in the last year, an increase of 139% from 2021, according…
The biological theory that explains why investors are bullish on fusion
For decades, the answer to when fusion power would arrive was like the punchline to an oft-repeated joke — it was…
Z-pinch fusion moves closer to breakeven
Seattle-based Zap Energy is to investigate the feasibility of piloting a fusion reactor to transition a coal power station from…
Feds commit $50 million to for-profit nuclear fusion companies, chasing the ‘holy grail’ of clean energy
The United States government is putting a sizable amount of money behind private sector nuclear fusion companies for the first…
U.S. Government Offers $50 Million Reward for Private Nuclear Fusion Firms
The U.S government has announced it will provide up to $50 million as a reward to private nuclear fusion firms to develop…
Twisty device explores alternative path to fusion
Revamped German stellarator should run longer, hotter and compete with tokamaks
Korean nuclear fusion reactor achieves 100 million°C for 30 seconds
A sustained, stable experiment is the latest demonstration that nuclear fusion is moving from being a physics problem to an…
Fusion breakthroughs revealed
In this round-up we explore all the latest developments on the road to commercial power production from fusion reactors.
How cracking fusion could transform the global energy system
First Light Fusion’s CEO on the challenges of reaching commercial scale
Nuclear fusion power inches closer to reality
Scientists say, yet again, that nuclear fusion is a few years away. Are they right this time?
Nuclear Fusion Is Doing the Impossible—Uniting Politicians
Nuclear fusion could be within America’s grasp by the end of the next decade, with investment and interest in the…
The venture money chasing a fusion power windfall
The US Republicans’ assault on environmental, social and governance investing is starting to have significant consequence for international fund managers.
The frontrunners in the trillion-dollar race for limitless fusion power
Nuclear, believe it or not, is booming again. And with a serious pile of private and public funding behind them,…
This company thinks it has cracked nuclear fusion
Nuclear fusion promises unlimited clean, safe energy — even if making it involves temperatures hotter than the sun. Here’s what’s…
Corporations Join the Nuclear Fusion Craze
Investments in the unproven technology are a vote of confidence it can become a viable source of clean energy.
Fusion Industry survey shows significant increase in private investment
The latest survey from the Fusion Industry Association (FIA) – “The global fusion industry in 2022”, provides a snapshot of…
Fusion energy might power the grid by 2030s, sector survey says
Investment in commercial fusion projects has accelerated significantly over the last year, leading the sector’s main players to predict fusion…
Nuclear fusion investment hits £2.5bn in race for breakthrough
Technology receives more investment in the past 12 months than in previous 10 years.
U.S. Military to Send Fusion Reactor Into Space Within Five Years
The U.S. government wants to send a tiny nuclear fusion reactor into space, and it has partnered with a private…
U.S. Military to Send Fusion Reactor Into Space Within Five Years
The U.S. government wants to send a tiny nuclear fusion reactor into space, and it has partnered with a private…
2 Seattle startups racing to transform next-gen space travel
The phrase “nuclear energy” conjures images of large steaming towers or Tony Stark’s arc reactor from the iconic “Iron Man”…
Fusion: The Holy Grail of Clean Energy?
Envision a new clean-energy technology that is abundant, safe and produces affordable, non-carbon-based electricity.
A Big Step Toward Fusion Energy Is Hailed by a Seattle Start-Up
Zap Energy said its experimental reactor core was ready for a milestone test. Skeptics routinely question whether the technology is…