Nuclear Fusion Breakthroughs Bring Near-Limitless Energy Closer
Physicists say the discovery offers a potential avenue to "economically attractive fusion energy" in the future.
The ‘twisted donut’ reactor that could bring nuclear fusion a step closer
Nuclear fusion may be a step closer after a radical new reactor design shaped like a twisted doughnut was unveiled by a task ...
Nuclear fusion reactors a step closer to being economically viable after scientific breakthrough
An “economically attractive” way to produce nuclear fusion energy using tokamak reactors could be a step closer, with a new ...
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Princeton’s new pinhole-camera-like tool promises better nuclear fusion
ALPACA, the instrument measures the light emitted by the halo of neutral atoms surrounding plasma in tokamak reactors.
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U.S. aims to create nuclear fusion facility within 10 years
The Biden administration hopes to create a commercial nuclear fusion facility within 10 years as part of the nation’s ...
Possible breakthrough: nuclear fusion experiment achieves record plasma density
Researchers have generated a plasma density in nuclear fusion experiments with a tokamak reactor that is 20 percent above the ...
Nuclear fusion breakthrough overcomes key barrier to limitless clean energy
Two of the key barriers to producing power from nuclear fusion have been overcome, in what scientists say is a major advance ...
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US firm overcomes 2 key barriers to reach scalable nuclear fusion energy
The breakthrough would enable denser and better-confined plasma, which is crucial to making fusion energy on a commercial ...
Scientists Fused Two Methods to Contain Nuclear Plasma
New research suggests two methods could work together to better contain nuclear plasma. Nuclear fusion energy is a “holy ...
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Scientists achieve astonishingly high temperatures with breakthrough compact fusion device: 'The cheapest thermal fusion neutrons out there'
"Compelling innovation economics are vital to launching a commercial fusion product on a timescale that matters." ...
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Nuclear fusion experiment overcomes two key operating hurdles
A nuclear fusion reaction has overcome two key barriers to operating in a “sweet spot” needed for optimal power production: boosting the plasma density and keeping that denser plasma contained.