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: National Ignition Facility heralds ‘significant step’ towards fusion break-even target
After COVID made crowded control rooms hazardous, Ben Penaflor and colleagues at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility developed work-arounds
Read article: Physics in the pandemic: ‘We’ve been surprised at how easy it’s become to do high-level experiments from our homes’
First purified beam of tantalum-187 provides insight in the “r-process”
Read article: Neutron-rich tantalum offers a view of how heavy elements are forged
Research could take us one step closer to clean fusion energy
Read article: New mechanism could reduce plasma turbulence in stellarators
This week's podcast features a former television star who is a fusion entrepreneur
Read article: Fusion propulsion for interstellar travel, why ice is slippery, fireworks lit the fuse on science funding
A new world record for the strongest steady-state nuclear fusion reaction could boost production of the vital medical isotope molybdenum-99
Read article: Record breaking fusion reaction could transform medical isotope production
Conceptual design for the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production facility will be complete by 2024
Read article: UK announces £220m to design a ‘commercially viable’ fusion power plant
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: Striving towards a fusion future
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
Read article: Magnetic fields, commercial fusion energy and the health effects of Chernobyl
Alex Creely and Erica Salazar describe how a private company, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, is betting on advanced magnet technologies to make the fusion dream a reality
Read article: A commercial path to fusion
