The hubs will be led by researchers at Colorado State University, the University of Rochester, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Projects funded by the program—known as Inertial Fusion ...

Inertial confinement fusion is one method for generating energy through nuclear fusion, albeit one plagued by all manner of scientific challenges (although progress is being made). Researchers at ...

German fusion startup Focused Energy raised $240M Series A led by utility RWE to build a laser-powered reactor based on the NIF's net energy gain breakthrough.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $42 million for a program that will establish multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary hubs to advance foundational inertial fusion energy (IFE) science ...

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) plans to award $42 million in research and development funding to realize practical inertial fusion technology. Several institutions including the ...

Scientists from the University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) led experiments to demonstrate an effective "spark plug" for direct-drive methods of inertial confinement fusion ...

Fusion is a natural phenomenon that provides our planet with much of its energy—generated millions of miles away in the center of our sun. Here on Earth, scientists are trying to replicate the hot and ...

First Light Fusion says it has taken a major step towards solving one of the major engineering challenges behind the design of an inertial confinement fusion pilot power plant. First Light Fusion's ...

The study of inertial confinement fusion (ICF) dynamics encompasses the intricate processes that occur during rapid fuel compression and ignition. Advanced numerical methods now enable the detailed ...