Detailed study of high-temperature superconducting magnets built by MIT and Commonwealth Fusion Systems confirms they meet requirements for an economic, compact fusion power plant. In the predawn hours of September 5, 2021, engineers achieved a major milestone in the labs of MIT's Plasma Science

New Sapphire Wire, Could Transform, Aviation and Fusion Power. 'The Independent' reports that a new "sapphire fiber" could transform aircraft technology and potentially lead to breakthroughs in fusion power. 'The Independent' reports that a new "sapphire fiber" could transform aircraft technology and potentially lead to breakthroughs in fusion power.

Nuclear physicists are notching scientific advances for fusion energy, fueling hopes - and billions in investment - to create an energy source that doesn't produce carbon or nuclear waste. Why it matters: For decades, scientists have chased the dream of using fusion for limitless clean energy.

After decades of inertial confinement fusion research, a record yield of more than 1.3 megajoules (MJ) from fusion reactions was achieved in the laboratory for the first time during an experiment at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) National Ignition Facility (NIF) on Aug. 8, 2021.

REDMOND, Wash.--()--Helion Energy (Helion), a clean electricity company committed to creating a new era of clean energy through fusion, today became the first private company to announce exceeding 100 million degrees Celsius in their 6th fusion generator prototype, Trenta.

The SARS-CoV-2 virus has now become one of the greatest causes of infectious death and morbidity since the 1918 flu pandemic. Substantial and unprecedented progress has been made in the elucidation of the viral infection process in a short time; however, our understanding of the structure-function dynamics of the spike protein during the membrane fusion process and viral uptake remains incomplete.

From Popular Mechanics Private startup TAE has announced it's just 9 years from a commercial nuclear fusion plant. The challenges of plasma fusion are mostly in containment. TAE uses a particle accelerator beam to superheat plasma.

Return to ITER Power Facts Main Page A retired plasma physicist has given New Energy Times permission to republish critical letters he wrote about the ITER fusion reactor project many years ago. He has done this despite risks associated with publicly criticizing the international project.