Nuclear Fusion: News
27 Oct 2024
GermanyThales sets 'world record' in nuclear fusion with TH1507U gyrotron
Thales, a globally leading firm in advanced technologies, has set a new "world record" in the field of nuclear fusion.
05 Oct 2024
Guinness World RecordsJapanese machine to generate fusion energy sets Guinness World Record
The JT-60SA, a tokamak device co-developed by Japan and Europe, has set a world record by achieving a plasma volume of 160 cubic meters.
07 Sep 2024
Science and TechnologyBreakthrough research could improve safety of future nuclear reactors
Scientists from the Argonne National Laboratory, a division of the US Department of Energy, have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how liquid plutonium oxide (PuO2) behaves at extremely high temperatures.
04 Sep 2024
AnthropicStudent builds fusion reactor with AI and $2,000 budget
A remarkable story has emerged from the world of science, with a student achieving a seemingly impossible feat: building a working fusion reactor at home.
27 Aug 2024
TechnologyThis new X-ray technique could make artificial Sun a reality
Scientists are making significant strides in their quest to replicate the Sun's fusion reactions on Earth, in order to meet the growing demand for clean and abundant energy.
20 Aug 2024
TechnologyTeenager builds nuclear reactor for school project
Cesare Mencarini, a 17-year-old Italian student in the UK, has successfully built a small nuclear fusion reactor as part of his Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) for A-Levels.
10 Aug 2024
United States of AmericaUS firm honored for role in first-ever controlled fusion ignition
General Atomics, a US-based company, has been honored with the R&D Team of the Year award at the esteemed R&D 100 Awards.
21 Jul 2024
Science and TechnologyWHAM's experiment paves way for clean, carbon-free fusion power
The Wisconsin HTS Asymmetric Mirror (WHAM), a fusion energy device developed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) team, has achieved a world record using the strongest steady magnetic field.
27 Mar 2024
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningNuclear fusion necessary to meet AI's energy needs: Sam Altman
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a voracious consumer of energy, potentially leading to a surge in electricity demand that could put pressure on our power grid.
13 Dec 2022
Latest Tech NewsUS scientists achieve major breakthrough in nuclear fusion technology
Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California have achieved a significant milestone pertaining to nuclear fusion, called net energy gain.
10 Jul 2022
Science and TechnologyThis Indian scientist is recreating Sun's nuclear fusion on Earth
A group of plasma researchers may have the answer to humanity's prayer for a greener source of energy.
22 Aug 2021
Nuclear Power PlantResearchers achieve breakthrough, inch closer to igniting nuclear fusion reaction
Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility (NIF) in California successfully achieved a breakthrough that inches humankind closer to sustainable power generation by nuclear fusion last week.
24 Aug 2019
IndiaHow India is helping create a 'miniature Sun' on Earth
While the Indian Space Research Organization is planning to launch a satellite to study the Sun by 2020 (the Aditya-L1 mission), India and some other nations are planning to bring the Sun to Earth.
