Physicists are teasing a potential leap in nuclear fusion that sounds almost absurd on its face: a path to reactions that are “billion times” more efficient by swapping today’s ultra-short, ...

"Even the smallest, unpredictable effects are significant." Team of 'heavyweights' launches effort to unlock limitless energy source: 'We are in the decisive decade' first appeared on The Cool Down.

In a major step into the future of energy, scientists have captured the most detailed view yet of the shockwaves that help ...

Zap Energy’s three-meter reactor uses a lead-lithium liquid wall, cutting hardware needs and bringing cleaner, modular power ...

General Fusion’s planned IPO marks a historic shift in nuclear fusion from government-led megaprojects to privately financed, commercially focused energy development.

China is building a massive laser fusion facility designed to replicate the power of the sun and push nuclear fusion closer ...

The illustration depicts an intense laser field (red wave) interacting with Deuterium and Tritium nuclei. By modifying the collision energy distribution, the laser field facilitates quantum tunneling ...

The University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics is receiving a significant increase in federal funding.

The breakthrough scientific moment for fusion power—and the potential for nearly limitless electricity from a so-called star in a jar—came at the end of 2022 when scientists at Lawrence Livermore ...

Measuring conditions in volatile clouds of superheated gases known as plasmas is central to pursuing greater scientific ...

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MEPs from the European People's Party argued that fusion energy is a reality that needs to be explored and urged the EU ...