Nuclear fusion and fission might sound similar, but they are fundamentally opposite processes. While nuclear fission breaks heavy atoms into smaller ones, fusion does the exact opposite by ...

The amount of energy produced from fusion is very large — four times as much as nuclear fission reactions — and fusion reactions can be the basis of future fusion power reactors. Plans call for ...

Wisconsin’s Shine Technologies is “practicing fusion” with imaging and medical products before moving on to (hopefully) ...

A new government rapid technology assessment highlights fusion’s role in reducing reliance on fossil fuels cutting emissions ...

WEST, a tokamak run from the CEA Cadarache site in southern France and one of the EUROfusion consortium medium size Tokamak facilities, was able to maintain a plasma for on 12 February. This was a 25% ...

A UK startup has unveiled a new fusion-powered space rocket concept called Sunbird for interplanetary travel to Mars — and beyond.

A new bill introduced in the New Jersey Legislature aims to classify fusion energy as a Class I renewable energy source under ...

CHINA aims to commercialise nuclear fusion technology for use in emissions-free power generation by 2050, according to the ...

Nuclear scientists believe they have found a way to transform the supply of vital material used for scanning cancer patients. Doctors use so-called radioisotopes to pinpoint the growth of cancer in ...

Proxima Fusion, a two-year-old German nuclear fusion startup, has published plans for a working fusion power plant in a peer-reviewed journal, in what is ...

The energy sector's decarbonization is critical to addressing the challenge of climate change. The need for carbon-free energy sources is further intensifying due to the rise of new technologies like ...