It’s rarely appreciated just how much more complicated nuclear fusion is than nuclear fission. Whereas the latter involves a process that happens all around us without any human involvement ...

A U.K. startup called Pulsar Fusion has recently unveiled a project it has been developing “in complete secrecy” for the past ...

Researchers have found an environmentally safer way to extract the lithium 6 needed to create fuel for nuclear fusion reactors. The new approach doesn’t require toxic mercury, as conventional methods ...

Lawmakers introduced a package of bills to support nuclear fusion research, in hopes of creating a nuclear "Silicon Valley" ...

Nuclear fission is fizzling, despite being pitched by the federal Coalition. But some Australian investors are betting big on ...

Science can’t be rushed, but fusion’s true believers think capturing the sun in a bottle could light humanity’s future.

Traditional hydrogen bombs work through nuclear fusion, a process where atomic nuclei combine under intense pressure to ...

In April 2023, we reported on federal efforts to streamline fusion energy regulations. At that time, the Commissioners of the ...

Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed the successful refueling of an operational Thorium-powered nuclear ...

Fusion has long been the propulsion end-goal for interplanetary travel, and a U.K.-based company thinks on its way to achieving that dream.

Nuclear energy system design is advancing quickly, allowing engineers to rethink how they approach design. Fusion energy systems and fission microreactors are two areas of rapidly evolving innovation.

A British propulsion company is aiming to harness nuclear fusion and drastically cut travel times to far off places in space.