In a new milestone for fusion energy research, physicists in China say they have exceeded the plasma-density limit.

China’s latest fusion experiment did more than nudge a world record, it crossed a line many physicists quietly suspected ...

Researchers working on China's fully superconducting Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) have experimentally ...

China's artificial sun breaks density limit that caused fusion experiments to fail, moving closer to clean energy.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories Director Dr. Kim Budil speaks during a news conference with fellow administrators and scientists at the Department of Energy headquarters to announce a ...

For decades, fusion power has been shorthand for a future that never quite arrived, a promise of virtually limitless clean ...

An experiment at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL’s) National Ignition Facility (NIF) appears to have approached fusion ignition as it recreated the extreme temperatures and pressures at ...

The field of nuclear fusion has seen some exciting advances of late, with scientists demonstrating how fuels can be heated to the temperatures needed for the necessary reactions to take place. All are ...

Nuclear fusion has been a sort of holy grail for energy researchers for decades. It offers promises and tremendous energy density and efficiency, if ever harnessed. To paraphrase Doc Ock in Spiderman, ...