General Fusion fires up its newest steampunk fusion reactor
The reactor, called Lawson Machine 26 (LM26), is General Fusion’s latest iteration in a string of devices that have tested ...
Bill Gates-backed Commonwealth Fusion Systems hits key reactor construction milestone
Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) marked a major milestone Tuesday morning, announcing the installation of a key component of ...
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General Fusion's reactor prototype creates plasma for the first time
Canadian startup General Fusion has been working on its unique approach to producing clean energy through nuclear fusion for ...
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Max Planck spinout unveils ‘world’s most viable’ fusion reactor design — and only needs 6 years to build it
German startup Proxima Fusion — whose team includes engineers from MIT, Google, SpaceX, and McLaren — has unveiled a fusion energy reactor design ... as the leading technology in the global ...
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Nuclear fusion firm eyes simpler, cheaper reactors with ‘electric gun’ tech
making reactors potentially cheaper and simpler. The development comes amid reports of China’s unexpected lead in fusion technology, intensifying global competition in the race for clean energy ...
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Cautious optimism surrounds plans for the world's first nuclear fusion power plant
Given its difficulties, fusion is the "kind of technology that always seems to be just 15 years away." If CFS is able to provide a working reactor, it "will have done so where previous attempts by ...
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Scientists eye self-repairing material to protect fusion reactors from heat damage
PSI, a linear plasma generator that allows us to study plasma-wall interactions in a fusion reactor,” said the DIFF ...
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Nobel recipient plans on creating laser nuclear fusion reactor
SAN FRANCISCO--A start-up that a Nobel laureate co-founded plans to commercialize a nuclear fusion reactor using laser technology by around 2030. Shuji Nakamura, co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel ...