The world’s newest flagship fusion machine has barely finished proving it can work, and already it is heading into a long pause. After a high profile debut campaign that cost hundreds of millions of ...

The biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor in operation was inaugurated north of Tokyo today, as scientists continue to plug away at making nuclear fusion a viable source of the world’s energy.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems is trying to bring a long-promised technology to reality. This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox ...

Scientists have been chasing the dream of limitless, environmentally friendly fusion power for decades, but these experimental reactors are still far from supplanting fossil fuels. The ...

A seismic shift is taking place in the field of fusion energy, with the introduction of a new alloy capable of withstanding an astounding 2,000°C. This development could be a game-changer for fusion ...

On Tuesday, the people managing the ITER experimental fusion reactor announced that a combination of delays and altered priorities meant that its first-of-its-kind hardware wouldn’t see plasma until ...

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have shown that a small bench-top reactor can enhance nuclear fusion rates by electrochemically loading a metal with deuterium fuel. Unlike massive ...

German startup Proxima Fusion — whose team includes engineers from MIT, Google, SpaceX, and McLaren — has unveiled a fusion energy reactor design it believes offers the quickest route to commercially ...

The industry is getting billions, but it’s way too early to count on fusion to meet growing electricity demand. This week, Commonwealth Fusion Systems announced it has another customer for its first ...