Not Quite Yet, but in the Journal “Physics of Plasmas,” Researchers from National Ignition Facility Show Just How Close We’ve Come The dream of igniting a self-sustained fu... Read more
Results show the plasma is stable and the method is energy-efficient Researchers around the world are working on an efficient, reliable way to contain the plasma used in fusion reactors, pot... Read more
Big data needs big power. The server farms that undergird the Internet run on a vast tide of electricity. Even companies that have invested in upgrades to minimize their eco-footprint use tr... Read more
Fusion break-even In the beginning, there was the thermonuclear bomb – mankind had harnessed the energy of the Sun. Confident predictions abounded that fusion reactors would be providi... Read more
Generating electricity by nuclear fusion has long looked like a chimera. A reactor being built in Germany may change that AS THE old joke has it, fusion is the power of the future—and always... Read more
DEBATE about America’s energy supply is heating up: gas prices are rising, ethanol is under attack and nuclear power continues to struggle in the shadow of the Fukushima disaster in Japan. B... Read more
Venture capitalists and funding agencies aim to get some bang for their alternative fusion bucks, but a lot of unknowns remain When it comes to radical energy solutions, an extreme long shot... Read more