France has upped the ante in the quest for fusion power by maintaining a plasma reaction for over 22 minutes – a new record.

ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) is a multinational fusion project in France aiming to prove that ...

Called the SMall Aspect Ratio Tokamak (SMART), this reactor is part of the University of Seville’s effort to not only make fusion energy possible, but also economically competitive for grid ...

A world record for nuclear fusion has been smashed after an ‘artificial sun’ reactor was able to maintain a plasma for more than 22 minutes. The WEST reactor, in southern France, is at the ...

The startup also flipped the switch last month on its latest prototype, Polaris, which it anticipates will be the first fusion reactor to generate electricity. Polaris, Helion’s seventh ...

On January 20, Chinese scientists reported that they were able to maintain a plasma at a temperature of 100 million degrees C for about 1,066 seconds in a nuclear fusion reactor called the ...

fusion reactor has succeeded in maintaining a plasma with a temperature of over 100 million degrees Celsius for just under 18 minutes. Plasma operation was maintained for 1,066 seconds ...

Fusion reactors must operate under extreme conditions, including intense heat, radiation, and neutron bombardment. The materials used in these reactors, particularly the “first wall” that ...

Helion Energy Inc., a startup working to develop commercial fusion reactors, today announced that it has closed a $425 million late-stage funding round. The Series F deal included the ...

In nuclear fusion parlance, the Q value reflects the energy efficiency of the fusion reactor, that is, the ratio of the energy generated by the device to the energy input required to sustain the ...