A new report sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recommends increased investment in America’s fusion diagnostic ...

Harnessing the power of the sun holds the promise of providing future societies with energy abundance. To make this a reality ...

A new plasma framework reframes ignition, sustainment, and degradation, redefining energy behavior for next-generation ...

Helion Energy says it has reached plasma temperatures of 150 million degrees Celsius, a milestone that has reignited debate ...

To operate fusion systems safely and reliably, scientists need to monitor plasma fuel conditions and measure properties like temperature and density ...

In the vast expanse of the universe, an extraordinary state of matter reigns supreme: plasma. Composing the majority of the cosmos, plasma is a superheated state of matter in which electrons are torn ...

Scientists are using non-thermal plasma to produce fertiliser and long-chain hydrocarbons. Mason Wakley talks to the chemists ...

The U.S. government has launched the process to develop a regulatory framework to develop fusion machines as emerging nuclear ...

Researchers from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), have designed innovative technology that can generate both ...

Much of spacecraft engineering is centered on mitigating the risks that come along with that reentry process, but there’s one ...

Combining ECCD and RMP provides greater flexibility and control over fusion plasma. The technique allows for precise adjustment of magnetic islands in the plasma, optimizing edge stability. This ...

A 0.5-tonne superconducting magnet recently hovered silently inside a 5-meter-wide vacuum chamber, which marked ...