Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) marked a major milestone Tuesday morning, announcing the installation of a key component of ...

His inspiration came from Taylor Wilson's TED talk. A 12-year-old boy from Memphis, US, recently received an unexpected visit from the FBI after successfully building a nuclear fusion reactor in ...

Enriched Lithium is a critical ingredient in fusion reactors. Making it is a toxic nightmare, but scientists may have found a ...

A few minutes later, data from inside a new fusion test reactor pours into several computer terminals. “Every time we do this, we learn a little bit more,” says Mike Donaldson, senior vice ...

It's seventh fusion reactor prototype, which is currently being tested, was built in a 27,000-sq-ft (2,500-sq-m) facility. The purpose of this latest one, dubbed Polaris , is to demonstrate if ...

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) marked a major milestone Tuesday morning, announcing the installation of a key component of its SPARC demonstration reactor. The new part is a 24-foot wide ...

A commercial fusion reactor is expected to need tonnes of the element every day. “However, these challenges pale in comparison to the bigger challenges with plasma reactors and laser ignition ...

Nuclear fusion reactors, if and when they become practical, will need a steady supply of fuel. The source of that fuel is the uncommon lithium isotope lithium-6. And the established process to ...