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Experts Warn of Potential Covert Misuse of Fusion Reactors—Antineutrino Detectors Could Offer a Safeguard, New Research Reveals

Micah Hanks·June 16, 2026

New research reveals how fusion reactors could be monitored for any potential illicit production of plutonium for nuclear weapons.

“When We Build the ARC Fusion Power Plant, It Will Work”: Company Claims Nuclear Fusion Reactor Design Will Produce More Energy Than It Consumes

Christopher Plain·June 11, 2026

Commonwealth Fusion Systems has published a series of papers they claim will lead to the successful construction of their ARC fusion reactor.

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Scientists Discover Path to ‘Extreme Light Intensities’ That Could Enable Ultra-Powerful Laser Weapons and Advanced Tech

Christopher Plain·April 23, 2026

Experiments reveal a new path to extreme light intensities used in combat lasers, nuclear fusion, and studies probing the laws of physics.

‘Stripped to the Bone’: This Unusual Supernova is Challenging Models of Stellar Death

Ryan Whalen·August 20, 2025

In a dying star’s supernova explosion, astrophysicists discover a strange chemical signature that is radically different from others ever observed.

How Soon Will We See Nuclear Fusion? New Indicators Suggest It May Be Sooner Than We Think.

Micah Hanks·July 17, 2025

This week, momentum is building around nuclear fusion, as tech investment and breakthroughs suggest it may arrive sooner than many experts are anticipating.

Fusion Breakthrough: Magnet Powerful Enough to Levitate an Aircraft Carrier Marks Final Step Before ITER Reactor Assembly

Christopher Plain·April 30, 2025

In a nuclear fusion breakthrough, ITER scientists have announced the completion of a magnet powerful enough to levitate an aircraft carrier.

New Method for Isolating Lithium-6 Could Boost Nuclear Fusion Research

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·March 22, 2025

Researchers find a new method to isolate lithium-6 from other materials, paving the way forward in nuclear energy.

New Fusion Milestone with Tungsten ‘WEST’ Tokamak Sustains Super-Hot Plasma for Record-Breaking Six Minutes

Micah Hanks·May 6, 2024

A record-breaking milestone in fusion has been achieved using a device internally clad in tungsten, according to researchers at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.

Scientists Replicating Milestone Nuclear Fusion Experiment Now Report Even Higher Energy Yield

Micah Hanks·August 8, 2023

Scientists report they have succeeded at producing an even greater energy yield than last year's milestone DOE nuclear fusion experiment.

Mysterious Vortex Rings Could Hold the Key to Helping Make Fusion Energy Viable, New Research Reveals

Micah Hanks·July 17, 2023

Nuclear fusion could be made more efficient with help from a new model that improves our understanding of mysterious vortex rings.

Green Energy Game-Changer? The Environmental Benefits of Nuclear Fusion

Ellie Sivins·March 3, 2023

Now is the time to be looking at the variety of ways nuclear fusion will be beneficial for the environment in the decades ahead.

International Fusion Energy Experts Are Looking to Lasers for the Future of Clean Energy

Micah Hanks·December 13, 2022

Fusion energy researchers around the world are increasingly looking to lasers as the path toward producing cleaner, more sustainable energy in the years ahead.

U.S. Department of Energy to Make Major Fusion Energy Announcement This Week: Here’s What We Know

Christopher Plain and Micah Hanks·December 12, 2022

Scientists from the Nuclear Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (LLNL) have achieved a major milestone in fusion energy as the energy needed to cause the reaction was less than the energy produced.

Rise of the Stellarators: Fusion Power Could Become a Reality with This Innovative Technology, But There’s a Twist

Micah Hanks·September 9, 2022

Scientists could soon be closing in on making sustainable fusion energy a reality, thanks to an innovative new take on an existing technology that could help fusion reactions occur in a more confined space.

We Have Ignition: Remarkable Breakthrough in Nuclear Fusion Represents a New Physics Milestone

Micah Hanks·August 15, 2022

For the first time, scientists have confirmed a major breakthrough in nuclear fusion involving the first successful instance of ignition.

Fusion Reactor Breakthrough Readies Stage for ITER

Christopher Plain·February 14, 2022

Researchers have produced the largest energy output from any fusion reactor to date using the exact type of fuel used by the sun.

Chinese Fusion Reactor Sets New Record of 1,056 Seconds

Christopher Plain·January 4, 2022

China’s EAST Tokamak fusion reactor has set a new world’s record by maintaining its nuclear fusion reaction for...

Nuclear Fusion Researchers Record Highest Output Level Yet

Approximately 2/3 the Input Energy this Latest Result is a Massive Increase Over Previous Records

Christopher Plain·November 10, 2021

Nuclear Fusion researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory working in the National Ignition Facility have recorded the...

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