"We are able to make miniature stars, 'cause fusion is the same reaction that powers the Sun and stars," said Tammy Ma, who leads the Fusion Energy Initiative at the National Ignition Facility ...

General Fusion laid off at least 25% of its employees last week, just days after hitting a key milestone for its latest fusion demonstration device. CEO Greg Twinney posted an open letter on the ...

A California-based fusion company thinks it’s cracked one of energy’s toughest problems: how to make fusion efficient, powerful, and not absurdly expensive. TAE Technologies, along with ...

Workers at General Fusion assemble LM26, the company’s latest fusion test reactor. The company's CEO confirmed it has cut more than a quarter of its workforce, and slowed the pace of its fusion ...

SAINT-PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE, France – Set in a scrubby forest of pine, oak and aromatic brush in Provence, the world’s largest nuclear fusion plant is under construction. Here, 2,000 scientists, physicists ...

The donut-shaped machine Commonwealth Fusion Systems is assembling to generate this energy is simultaneously the hottest and coldest place in the entire solar system, according to the scientists ...

Hot stuff: General Fusion’s Lawson Machine 26 employs magnetized target fusion technology. (Courtesy: General Fusion) The Canadian firm General Fusion is to lay off about 25% of its 140-strong ...

At a time when Washington is focused on budget cuts and government downsizing, one investment remains non-negotiable for America’s future: fusion energy. No technology is more economically ...

Nuclear rockets are the future of space propulsion, and while fission propulsion is rapidly developing, most believe fusion propulsion is still a ways off. However, a new U.K.-based company is ...

For decades, nuclear fusion has held the promise of clean, limitless energy. However, one persistent challenge has slowed progress: the inability to reliably contain the high-energy particles ...

Limitless power from nuclear fusion may be a step closer following the accidental discovery of a new process to supply the isotope lithium-6, which is vital to providing fuel for a sustainable ...