Fusion power has long been sold as the technology that could light our cities with the same process that powers the stars. Now a new line of research suggests those same reactors might also be ...

How the Reactor Works Their custom-built device, called the Thunderbird Reactor, might look modest, but it’s packed with innovation. The reactor contains three key parts: a plasma thruster, a vacuum ...

Scientists say the path to commercial fusion power may hinge on better ways to measure the behavior of superheated plasma.

A student’s small bedroom has become a hotspot for nuclear fusion experiments. With no fancy lab or deep-pocketed sponsors, the work is entirely driven by curiosity and grit. Hudhayfa Nazoordeen, a ...

(via Sabine Hossenfelder) Nuclear fusion reactors require massive amounts of heat and pressure to re-create conditions similar to those at the center of the Sun. Cold fusion (sometimes called “Low ...

The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is an exhibition of new gadgets and technologies that are close to hitting the market. So it’s not where you’d expect to hear about fusion power.

"Many small suns." That's how Alexander Galitsky envisions the future of fusion energy—a future where clean, abundant energy is accessible to all. Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and other ...