In a first, U.S. scientists have created “net energy” through a nuclear fusion reaction, the Department of Energy announced Tuesday. The successful experiment, which took place Dec. 5 at ...
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The process, which powers the Sun and other stars, sees two atomic nuclei combine — and release massive amounts of energy.
In late 2022, scientists at the National Ignition Facility claimed to have achieved an important fusion energy milestone with their laser-powered reactor: getting more energy out than they put in.
This month may be remembered for an exciting development in the future of clean, sustainable energy, as Japanese Prime ...
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The source elements for nuclear fusion are mainly deuterium and tritium—two isotopes of hydrogen. Deuterium is abundant in both fresh and saltwater, and the deuterium from just 500 ml of water ...
Early this month, South Korea’s KFE (Korean Institute of Fusion Energy) announced it had sustained the kind of high ...
The U.S. Department of Energy announced a breakthrough in nuclear fusion on Tuesday that puts the world one step closer to harnessing an abundant energy source free from carbon emissions and long ...
Venture capitalists’ appetite for fusion startups has been up and down in the last few years. For instance, the Fusion Industry Association found that while nuclear fusion companies had ...
On the morning of December 13, while people were preparing for the end of year festivities, directors of the US Department of Energy in Washington, DC, held a press conference to announce what they ...
Livermore’s dreams of bountiful clean energy took to the stage last week at the 2024 Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) ...