MIT and Commonwealth startup add a new twist to the commercial fusion race A new entrant in the race to commercialize fusion energy, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, aims to capitalize on superconductor technology from… Read More
Commercial fusion ventures learn lessons about engineering and expectations The promise of natural gas, shale oil, renewable energy and conventional nuclear power all pale in comparison to the promise… Read More
TAE Technologies pushes plasma machine to a new high on the nuclear fusion frontier TAE Technologies, the California-based fusion company backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, said its latest and greatest plasma generator has… Read More
$20 billion ITER fusion facility reaches halfway point for construction in France The world’s biggest and most expensive nuclear fusion research project, known as ITER, says it’s halfway done with the construction… Read More
TAE fusion venture wins supercomputer time — and reports progress on test device TAE Technologies, the venture formerly known as Tri Alpha Energy, says it’s been admitted into a U.S. Department of Energy… Read More
Better, or worse? Google joins Tri Alpha Energy to find better paths to fusion power Google has teamed up with nuclear fusion startup Tri Alpha Energy to bring artificial intelligence into the world of plasma… Read More
With Paul Allen’s backing, Tri Alpha Energy revs up ‘Norman’ device for fusion research Tri Alpha Energy, the fusion energy venture backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, says it has achieved first plasma in… Read More
Wendelstein 7-X fusion ‘pretzel’ fires up its first hydrogen plasma in Germany Hydrogen plasma was produced for the first time today in Germany’s Wendelstein 7-X fusion device, which has been called the… Read More
EMC2 revives its quest for nuclear fusion After languishing in limbo for most of the last year, EMC2 Fusion Development Corp. says it’s back in business with… Read More
‘Star Wars’ tech: Latest threat suggests the bad guys have perfected plasma physics Spoiler Alert! This post doesn’t reveal any major plot twists, but it does explore a significant element of the new movie. Stop… Read More
Hey, coders: Want to do nuclear fusion research? This crowdsource challenge gives you a chance It’s not clear when fusion power will pay off, but there’s a way to earn a cool $20,000 in… Read More
