The nuclear fusion firm aims to advance its cost-effective tech with a funding deal, as Chinese competition grows in the ...

A nuclear fusion reactor in China, dubbed the "artificial sun," has broken its own record to bring humanity one step closer to near-limitless clean energy.

The technology could help produce more resistant materials and allow scientists more control over fusion reactions.

Wouldn’t it be nice if our bills for electricity could be cut in half? How about other energy prices that always seem to ...

China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) has set a new world record maintaining steady-state ...

While China hasn't shared a lot of detail about the conditions for this 1,066-second achievement, the researchers say their ...

A new record for plasma confinement time and temperature has been set at the EAST fusion research reactor. ITER should also ...

Both are using magnetic confinement fusion ... that can withstand extreme temperatures and irradiation conditions. Fusion reactor materials also become radioactive as they are bombarded with ...

The promise of fusion energy is alluring. If, and when, it comes through, other sources of alternative clean energy, like ...

Generally speaking, there are two main approaches: Magnetic confinement ... added by the fusion reactions generates a surge in magnetic force, which pushes back on the reactor’s magnets.

One thousand and fifty-six seconds, 17.6 minutes, may not sound like much time to us, but less than two weeks ago, China’s ...

The startup also flipped the switch last month on its latest prototype, Polaris, which it anticipates will be the first fusion reactor to ... main approaches: Magnetic confinement uses powerful ...