Researchers in the US have perfected a gas injection system designed to protect nuclear reactors from the extreme heat of plasma, which mimics the sun’s power. The latest development, using ...

A secretive UK-based startup has just pulled back the curtain on a futuristic space propulsion project that sounds like ...

Scientists have developed a prototype nuclear battery using radiocarbon that could power small devices for decades without ...

When the plasma inside a fusion system starts to misbehave, it needs to be quickly cooled to prevent damage to the device.

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Fusion has long been the propulsion end-goal for interplanetary travel, and a U.K.-based company thinks on its way to ...

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Nuclear fusion reactors, if and when they become practical, will need a steady supply of fuel. The source of that fuel is the ...

Enriched Lithium is a critical ingredient in fusion reactors. Making it is a toxic nightmare, but scientists may have found a ...

Lithium-6 is essential for producing nuclear fusion fuel, but isolating it from the much more common isotope, lithium-7, usually requires liquid mercury, which is extremely toxic. Now, researchers ...

Scientists sustained nuclear fusion plasma for 22 minutes, marking significant progress in sustainable clean energy research.