One year after the laser fusion energy breakthrough: What comes next?
BY EDWARD MOSES: 192 laser beams were pointed at a peppercorn-sized target and a tiny sun was created on Earth.
Fusion won’t Replace hydrocarbons anytime soon
The next necessary breakthrough will require an entire fusion reactor - including all input energy to create it — to produce more net energy than it consumes.
Harnessing the power of the stars a step closer
The potential of this safe, clean, endlessly abundant energy source could change everything. Let's do the science and find out.
Fusion is not just a culinary treat
Nuclear breakthroughs abound despite doubts
China’s “Artificial Sun” beats fusion record
China set the fusion reaction record on May 23rd by sustaining a temperature of 120 million degrees C (216 million degrees F) for 101 seconds; far hotter than the temperature of the sun. The experiment took place at "EAST," the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak in Hefei, China. South Korea held the prior record achieving a 100 million degree C fusion reaction for 20 seconds in December. If future fusion reactions can be controlled at a rate at which the energy produced exceeds the amount needed to sustain the reaction, humanity's quest for clean, abundant, affordable energy will be achieved. Fusion power [...]
Going “Back to the Future” to jumpstart fusion power
What makes Magnetized Target Fusion different than “tokamak” fusion technologies, such as the famous ITER project in France, is that it does not need extraordinary outside power to kick it into operation.
Fusion and fission both: The U.S. reenters the nuclear energy universe
NELA aims to reestablish U.S. leadership in nuclear energy by focusing the Department of Energy on demonstrating advanced reactor concepts, providing fuel for initial advanced nuclear reactors, and developing the nuclear energy workforce
The fusion race
The worldwide race to achieve affordable, functional nuclear fusion is rolling along, with new players popping up all over the map seeking a slice of what promises to be an unlimited energy pie that could pave the way to interplanetary travel (among many other things).
Nuclear fusion: Tomorrow’s clean energy?
Can we harness the power of the stars?
Is nuclear fusion a pipe dream?
Can nuclear fusion power the future? CFACT is exploring arguments for and against fusion's viability. Dr. Jay Lehr weighs in with severe doubts.
Harnessing the power of the stars — Could fusion power the future?
Promising work is being done in fusion that involves accepting the massive heat involved and dealing with it. This is done inside a container called a “tokamak.” This unwieldly acronym is the one to know. It comes from Russian terms that together basically mean doughnut-shaped device that uses magnets to control hot plasma.