The Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) is the largest and most advanced stellarator in the world, and on its tenth birthday, it’s clear the experiment has graduated from a bold engineering prototype to a running ...

Plasma has long been treated as an exotic laboratory curiosity, yet a new world-first result is forcing scientists to look at ...

For decades, scientists have been working to develop reactors that can achieve fusion to meet the increasing need for clean and limitless energy. The success of such experiments depends on multiple ...

Let’s start with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility (NIF)—arguably the largest, most ...

Combining ECCD and RMP provides greater flexibility and control over fusion plasma. The technique allows for precise adjustment of magnetic islands in the plasma, optimizing edge stability. This ...

Researchers discovered heat in fusion reactors doesn't diffuse slowly—it executes an American football-style "long pass." ...

A Richmond-based company has achieved significant fusion neutron yield and plasma stability. General Fusion attained world-first achievements using its uniquely practical Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF ...

Building upon recent findings showing the promise of coating the inner surface of the vessel containing a fusion plasma in liquid lithium, researchers have determined the maximum density of uncharged ...

As a soupy mix of electrons and ions that forms under certain conditions in the most extreme of environments, plasma is an inherently difficult thing to observe. Scientists have made a significant ...

For the prospect of limitless, clean energy produced through nuclear fusion to become a reality, scientists need the reactions at the heart of the technology to become self-sustaining, and newly ...

Beijing is pouring vast resources into fusion research, while the U.S. wants private industry to lead the way. The winner ...

Rutherford Energy Ventures (REV) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are collaborating to pilot an innovative public-private partnership framework designed to accelerate the development of ...