A team of nuclear scientist have developed an answer to a 70-year-old issue regarding fusion. The "magnetic bottles" will ...

The race to deploy nuclear fusion, the process that could one day provide a limitless source of clean energy to millions across the globe, looks to be facing a major blow after the boss of a leading ...

As ever, you can scroll through the blog to catch up on what you missed and relive the historic announcement as it happened. For a wrap-up of the news briefing and what it could mean for the world's ...

The breakthrough brings scientists a step closer to fusion propulsion - technology that mimics the energy reactions powering ...

China's 'artificial sun' nuclear fusion reactor in Hefei has set a new world record after running at 126 million°F (70 million°C) for 1,056 seconds – more than 17 minutes. This record, set on December ...

Scientists have been scrambling to crack the code to harness nuclear fusion, which has been hailed as a “holy grail” energy source. Eventually, a nuclear fusion process could generate electricity by ...

Space propulsion company Pulsar Fusion has achieved “first plasma” in its Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket, designed to propel ...

A world record for nuclear fusion has been smashed after an ‘artificial sun’ reactor was able to maintain a plasma for more than 22 minutes. The WEST reactor, in southern France, is at the forefront ...

We are currently witnessing a paradox of progress. Artificial Intelligence is hailed as the greatest productivity leap in human history, yet its ascent is physically tethered to a crumbling, ...

1. Fusion reactions occur naturally in stars like our sun, where hydrogen nuclei fuse together under high temperatures and pressure to form helium nuclei. Energy is released as electromagnetic ...

US physicists have confirmed that they achieved a stage in nuclear fusion called "burning plasma" last year. There's a longstanding effort to crack fusion power because it promises an unlimited source ...