The initiative, called ICONIC-FL (International Cooperation on Next-gen Inertial Confinement Fusion Lasers), aims to target one of fusion’s greatest challenges, which is taking lasers from one-off ...

Focused Energy, a fusion power startup, has signed an agreement to secure two of the world's most powerful lasers, specifically designed for their critical role in nuclear fusion research. This ...

Some major news broke recently about net positive energy gain using lasers for nuclear fusion ignition. As exciting as that news is, there was some nuance to the fusion ignition announcement that got ...

Forward-looking: Fusion energy is often regarded as the holy grail of power generation because it harnesses the same atomic process that powers the sun. The concept involves forcing atomic nuclei to ...

The world’s only net-positive fusion experiment has been steadily ramping up the amount of power it produces, TechCrunch has learned. In recent attempts, the team at the U.S. Department of Energy’s ...

This article provides an overview of laser‐induced nuclear fusion, an emerging field that employs ultra‐intense laser pulses to facilitate and enhance nuclear fusion reactions. By leveraging the ...

The US National Ignition Facility is the only laboratory where a nuclear-fusion reaction has generated more energy than it consumed. Here’s how it achieved this historic milestone and sparked fresh ...

In a major development, satellite imagery analysis has revealed that China is developing a laser fusion research facility in Mianyang, a city in the southwestern region of the country. The scale of ...

Recent advancements in nuclear fusion research, particularly in the US and UK, have raised hopes for a clean energy future. China's substantial investments in fusion technology have positioned it as a ...

Three years ago, scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California had a scientific breakthrough: As they fired lasers at a tiny pellet of fuel, they achieved fusion “ignition” for ...

China's Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak achieved a sustained temperature of 100 million degrees Celsius, marking a significant milestone in nuclear fusion research. The potential of ...

Forward-looking: While the path to practical fusion energy remains long, the recent advances at the National Ignition Facility have emboldened researchers. The facility's ongoing progress is a ...