The Department of Energy (DOE) released a new roadmap for the US to realize the decades-long dream of harnessing fusion ...

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However, each kilogram of hydrogen produces only around 0.3 watts of power because the “cross section of reaction” (how likely the hydrogen atoms are to fuse) is tiny. The Sun, however, is enormous ...

Researchers held a high-quality plasma steady for 43 seconds using frozen hydrogen, setting new fusion record.

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As stellarator configurations are challenging to build, most fusion experiments today are tokamaks (a short form for a Russian expression that translates as ‘toroidal chamber with magnetic coils’).

Capital and contract commitments are building for nuclear fusion, though commercial viability has not yet been demonstrated.

Researchers have discovered that microscopic magnetic turbulence can cause magnetic reconnection, which could help optimize plasma for fusion.