Read article: Why fusion power could rely on high-temperature superconductors, China’s ambitious exploration of space
In this podcast we chat about the latest science superpower and magnets for tokamaks
Read article: National Ignition Facility heralds ‘significant step’ towards fusion break-even target
Lab announces it has achieved a yield of more than 1.3 MJ – about 70% of the energy that the laser pulse delivered to the sample
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: ‘We’ve been surprised at how easy it’s become to do high-level experiments from our homes’
After COVID made crowded control rooms hazardous, Ben Penaflor and colleagues at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility developed work-arounds
Read article: Neutron-rich tantalum offers a view of how heavy elements are forged
First purified beam of tantalum-187 provides insight in the “r-process”
Read article: New mechanism could reduce plasma turbulence in stellarators
Research could take us one step closer to clean fusion energy
Read article: Fusion propulsion for interstellar travel, why ice is slippery, fireworks lit the fuse on science funding
This week's podcast features a former television star who is a fusion entrepreneur
Read article: Record breaking fusion reaction could transform medical isotope production
A new world record for the strongest steady-state nuclear fusion reaction could boost production of the vital medical isotope molybdenum-99
Read article: UK announces £220m to design a ‘commercially viable’ fusion power plant
Conceptual design for the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production facility will be complete by 2024
Read article: Striving towards a fusion future
The UK Atomic Energy Authority is investing in facilities and people to establish fusion as a source of clean, limitless power within our lifetimes
Read article: Magnetic fields, commercial fusion energy and the health effects of Chernobyl
Conversations about nuclear fusion and fission dominate this week's podcast as editors reflect on "big science" and how to cover stories where the underlying science is subject to debate
