Inside the target chamber at the National Ignition Facility, where researchers work on getting higher energy outputs from fusion power. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore ...

Imagine a world where energy is no longer a finite resource—a world powered by a clean, virtually limitless source that doesn’t pollute the air or leave behind hazardous waste. It sounds like science ...

The way scientists think about fusion changed forever in 2022, when what some called the experiment of the century demonstrated for the first time that fusion can be a viable source of clean energy.

In a bid to power the state’s clean-energy future, the University of California has awarded $8 million in research grants over three years to accelerate nuclear-fusion innovation across multiple UC ...

The fusion energy landscape is evolving rapidly. Once confined to experimental research, fusion is now emerging as a strategic national priority for research and development. The IAEA World Fusion ...

The way scientists think about fusion changed forever in 2022 when what some called the experiment of the century demonstrated for the first time that fusion can be a viable source of clean energy.

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. We are on the cusp of putting fusion energy directly onto the grid. After decades of ...

China has been investing billions in nuclear fusion research. A potential game-changer for global energy, fusion has been slow to live up to promises, but now, Chinese scientists have reported yet ...

In the last five years there have been significant breakthroughs in public fusion research, with new records across a variety of different fusion technologies, including tokamaks, stellarators and ...

Global supply chain spending by fusion companies increased by 73% in 2024 to USD434 million, compared with about USD250 million in 2023, according to the Fusion Industry Association. Spending is ...

Fusion energy stands as a beacon of hope in a world beset by rising energy demands, extreme weather and energy security challenges. The same process that powers the sun, fusion would provide abundant, ...