Laser fusion output is tripled by new computer algorithm As well as working on this project, Barlow is also involved in a French project called Taranis that aims to use ICF to produce energy – an ...

Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) using lasers would resemble the rapid-fire explosions of an internal combustion engine. The NIF’s (National Ignition Facility) shot had a one-off ignition event. An ...

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 ...

Researchers in China have used a novel approach to explain the presence of supra-thermal ions in nuclear fusion reactions.

It's just one very early step: If this success was like lighting a fire, a fusion-powered energy plant is like building a steam engine.

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 ...

This makes it rather fascinating that what General Fusion is attempting is closer to ICF, just without the lasers and artisan Hohlraum-based fuel pellets.

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

The new results are significant improvements over the historic experiment in 2022, which was the first controlled fusion reaction to generate more energy than it consumed.

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. Just weeks ...