That was the thought racing through physicist Francis Perrin’s mind in May 1972. He was examining a dark piece of uranium ore ...

The world’s largest and most powerful superconducting electromagnet is ready to become the pulsing “heart” inside of a ...

From assembly to first plasma in just two years is remarkably fast, but Song Yuntao—the project’s chief engineer from the ...

This sector module is next in line for insertion in the tokamak pit. The assembly suspended in vertical tooling is composed of vacuum vessel sector #6 at the center, which is surrounded by a thin ...

The new findings can enhance the design and lifespan of various plasma-based technologies. “Many frontier technologies of ...

China is working at blazing speeds to ensure that its BEST fusion reactor is ready to deliver energy before 2027.

Scientists can now accurately predict holes in magnetic fields that would make plasma less dense and hot, a hurdle in nuclear ...

The ITER nuclear fusion ... The investment in fusion technology is on the rise, with many initiatives and private start-ups claiming the potential to build commercial fusion reactors within ...

A much-delayed nuclear fusion project involving more than 30 countries is ready to assemble the world’s most powerful magnet – a key part of efforts to generate clean energy by smashing atoms together ...

A new generation of nuclear technologies is under development, but can they be delivered in time to replace ageing reactors? Former UK prime minister Tony Blair recently argued nuclear power is an ...

China is accelerating its efforts to build the world’s first nuclear fusion reactor capable of achieving net energy generation – a move that would be a historic step towards commercialising a ...