Mimicking the extreme reactions that take place inside the Sun, as is the aim of nuclear fusion researchers of all persuasions, is one thing.Having them generate heat to keep the reactions going ...

In 2022, scientists at NIF became the first to demonstrate “energy gain” from fusion, meaning that the fusion reactions produced more energy than was delivered to the fuel target via the facility’s ...

Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) ... An electromagnetic gun fires at up 20 kilometers per second to smash a small metal cube with a fuel capsule embedded inside. ... with relatively low energy ...

There are multiple ways of achieving fusion, and NIF works with one, called inertial confinement fusion (ICF). In NIF’s setup, a high-powered laser beam splits into 192 smaller beams, showering ...

In 2023, energy from nuclear fusion — where two nuclei combine to form a new nucleus and release a ton of energy — became the topic du jour among some very influential people.

For the first time on Earth, a controlled fusion reaction has generated more power than it requires to run, researchers have confirmed. The experiment is a major step towards commercial fusion ...

Fusion scientists are considering smaller-sized, different-shaped nuclear reactors, or tokamaks, to achieve breakeven and gain.

Researchers in China have used a novel approach to explain the presence of supra-thermal ions in nuclear fusion reactions. News. ... NIF refers to this approach as inertial confinement fusion (ICF).

Now, during the last days of its four-decade-long life, JET has set a new record for the most energy created in a single fusion reaction. JET's new record is the latest milestone in an exciting ...