By recreating a nuclear fireball, scientists uncovered unexpected chemistry that could change how radioactive fallout is understood.

PPPL researchers have identified why fusion plasma creates its own intense magnetic fields, providing a tool to improve ...

CFS confirms its ARC fusion design is built on a solid scientific foundation, aiming for 400 MW of net electricity.

Focused Energy, a German-American fusion startup, announced it has raised $240 million in Series A financing to build a laser ...

This company says its pulsed plasma machine will deliver electricity to the grid by 2029. Some physicists warn that its promises are outrunning what the technology has proved ...

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Advanced nuclear reactor company X-energy began trading Friday as the AI boom and electrification broadly spark a flurry of interest in the nuclear industry. The stock opened at $30.11, after upsizing ...

Nuclear fusion may be closer to commercialization than previously thought, with private firms targeting operational reactors in the early 2030s. Major technical and economic hurdles remain, including ...

Rare-earth elements might represent small slivers of the global metals market, but they’re big sticks on the geopolitical stage, where China wields its considerable heft as a bargaining chip during ...

Explore how fusion reactors, ITER tokamaks, plasma confinement, and deuterium tritium fuel work together to unlock net energy gain and deliver reliable, large-scale clean energy. Pixabay, ...

New designs mean new strategies for managing spent fuel. MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You ...

TerraPower’s project in Wyoming, which uses novel technology, is the first new commercial reactor to receive federal approval in nearly a decade. By Brad Plumer Reporting from Washington A novel type ...